The Tilapiini is a tribe within the family Cichlidae commonly known as tilapiine cichlids. Most of the taxa herein are called "tilapias", a diverse and economically important group containing the genera Oreochromis, Sarotherodon and Tilapia. A number of smaller genera, such as Alcolapia, Danakilia, Iranocichla and Steatocranus are also placed herein. They are nowadays placed in the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae of African and Middle Eastern cichlids; formerly these were often regarded as a distinct subfamily Tilapiinae.