Overview
Family : Cichlids ; Occasionally forms schools. Is mainly diurnal .
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Nile Tilapia, Tilapia
Common Names in French:
Tilapia Du Nil
Common Names in German:
Lake Eduard-Nilbuntbarsch
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
大鱗口孵非鯽, 大鳞口孵非鲫
Common Names in Other:
Ihere, Kihorno, Kiumbwi, Mahere, Matole, Ngege, Nsogora, Oro, Zogoro
Common Names in Spanish:
Tilapia Del Nilo
Common Names in Swedish:
Niltilapia
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Labroidei
()
- Family:
Cichlidae
()
- Genus:
Oreochromis
()
- Günther, 1889
- Specific name:
niloticus
- Subspecies:
eduardianus
- Scientific name: - Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus
- Subspecies:
eduardianus
- Specific name:
niloticus
- Genus:
Oreochromis
(
- Family:
Cichlidae
(
- Suborder:
Labroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Oreochromis niloticus (non Linnaeus • Tilapia eduardiana (Non Boulenger • Tilapia inducta Trewavas • Tilapia nilotica (non Linnaeus • Tilapia nilotica eduardiana Boulenger • Tilapia regani Poll
Similar Species
Members of the genus Oreochromis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 41 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. alcalicus (Lake Magadi Tilapia) · O. alcalicus alcalicus (Lake Natron Tilapia) · O. andersonii (Threespot Bream) · O. andersonii (Three-Spotted Tilapia) · O. aureus (Jordan St. Peter´s Fish) · O. esculentus (Singidia Tilapia) · O. hunteri (Lake Chala Tilapia) · O. jipe (Jipe Tilapia) · O. karomo (Karomo) · O. karongae (Tilapia) · O. korogwe (Korogwe Tilapia) · O. leucostictus (Blue Spotted Tilapia) · O. lidole (Green-Head Tilapia) · O. macrochir (Mozambique Mouth-Brooder) · O. macrochir macrochir (Green-Headed Bream) · O. mortimeri (Kariba Tilapia) · O. mossambicus (Mozambique Mouth-Brooder) · O. mweruensis (Mweru Tilapia) · O. niloticus (Tilapia) · O. niloticus baringoensis (Baringo Tilapia) · O. niloticus eduardianus (Nile Tilapia) · O. niloticus niloticus (Baringo Tilapia) · O. niloticus sugutae (Suguta Tilapia) · O. niloticus vulcani (Turkana Tilapia) · O. placidus (Black Tilapia) · O. placidus placidus (Rovuma Tilapia) · O. placidus rovumae (Black Tilapia) · O. rukwaensis (Lake Rukwa Tilapia) · O. saka (Tilapia) · O. salinicola (Buffalo Springs Tilapia) · O. shiranus (Ulenger) · O. shiranus chilwae (Chilwa Tilapia) · O. spilurus (Oulenger) · O. spilurus niger (Athi River Tilapia) · O. spilurus percivali (Buffalo Springs Tilapia) · O. spilurus spilurus (Sabaki Tilapia) · O. upembae (Rufigi Tilapia) · O. urolepis (Rufigi Tilapia) · O. urolepis hornorum (Wami Tilapia) · O. urolepis urolepis (Rufigi Tilapia) · O. variabilis (Victoria Tilapia)
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Further Reading
- Trewavas, E. (1983). Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Museum of Natural History, London, UK. 583 p.
- Trewavas, E. and G.G. Teugels (1991). Oreochromis. p. 307-346. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. V
- Vakily, J.M. (1989). Les pêches dans la partie zaïroise du Lac Idi Amin: Analyse de la situation actuelle et potentiel de développement. Rapport Technique des Pêches au Zaïre. Gouvernement de la République du Zaïre, Département des Affaires Foncières, Environnement et Conservation de la Nature, et Commission des Communautés Européennes, Kinshasa/Brussels. 48 p. and Appendix.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- FishBase
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
- Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2498064
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-23695
- Fishbase Species ID: 1433
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13598350
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 118920
