Nile tilapia

Nile tilapia
Wild type above,
aquacultured type (likely of hybrid origin) below
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis
Species:
O. niloticus
Binomial name
Oreochromis niloticus
Synonyms
  • Tilapia crassispina Arambourg, 1948
  • Perca nilotica Linnaeus, 1758
  • Chromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Oreochromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Sarotherodon niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Tilapia nilotica nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chromis guentheri Steindachner, 1864
  • Tilapia eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
  • Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus (Boulenger, 1912)
  • Tilapia nilotica eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
  • Tilapia cancellata Nichols, 1923
  • Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
  • Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
  • Tilapia nilotica cancellata Nichols, 1923
  • Tilapia calciati Gianferrari, 1924
  • Tilapia regani Poll, 1932
  • Tilapia nilotica regani Poll, 1932
  • Tilapia inducta Trewavas, 1933
  • Tilapia vulcani Trewavas, 1933
  • Oreochromis niloticus vulcani (Trewavas, 1933)
  • Oreochromis vulcani (Trewavas, 1933)
  • Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis Trewavas, 1983
  • Oreochromis niloticus filoa Trewavas, 1983
  • Oreochromis cancellatus filoa Trewavas, 1983
  • Oreochromis niloticus sugutae Trewavas, 1983
  • Oreochromis niloticus tana Seyoum & Kornfield, 1992

The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to parts of Africa and the Levant, particularly Israel and Lebanon.[2] Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range.[1][3] It is also commercially known as mango fish (not to be confused with mango tilapia, or Sarotherodon galilaeus), nilotica, or boulti.[4]

  1. ^ a b Diallo, I.; Snoeks, J.; Freyhof, J.; Geelhand, D.; Hughes, A. (2020). "Oreochromis niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T166975A134879289. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166975A134879289.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreochromis niloticus". FishBase. November 2015 version.
  3. ^ Azevedo-Santos, V.M.; O. Rigolin-Sá; and F.M. Pelicice (2011). "Growing, losing or introducing? Cage aquaculture as a vector for the introduction of non-native fish in Furnas Reservoir, Minas Gerais, Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 9 (4): 915–919. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252011000400024.
  4. ^ Ibrahim, A. A.; El-Zanfaly, H. T. (1980). "Boulti (Tilapia nilotica Linn.) fish paste 1. Preparation and chemical composition". Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft. 19 (3): 159–162. doi:10.1007/BF02018780. PMID 7445573. S2CID 31199737.