This fish species is not tilapia.

Snapper and tilapia are two different kinds of fish. Snapper belongs to the seabream family under the order Perciformes. It generally lives in the ocean and has bright body color, such as silvery red. Tilapia belongs to the family Perciformes. Cichlids (Cichlidae) under the order Perciformes are a type of freshwater fish native to Africa. Tilapia is small in size and relatively dull in color, and may have ring-shaped dark brown stripes on its body.