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Tilapia (/ t ɪ ˈ l ɑː p i ə / tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most important species placed in the Coptodonini and Oreochromini. [2]
The redbelly tilapia has a preference for shallow waters with vegetation, [3] but it also occurs in more open habitats like sandy shores and as deep as 30 m (100 ft). [1] Although primarily a species of fresh and brackish water habitats, it tolerates high salinities, up to 4% (sea water is c. 3.5%), but the upper breeding limit is at 2.9%. [10]
Tilapia sparrmanii, the banded tilapia, or vlei kurper, is a widespread and adaptable cichlid fish that is found in warmer freshwater habitats of southern Africa. They prefer water with ample plant cover, and occur naturally as far north as DR Congo and Tanzania .
In the past, Oreochromis and Sarotherodon were retained in the genus Tilapia, but these are treated as separate genera by all recent authorities. [2] Even with this more restricted Tilapia, there were indications that the taxonomic treatment was problematic, and in 2013 a review of the group resulted in the removal of most "Tilapia" species to the genera Coelotilapia, Coptodon, Heterotilapia ...
The blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a species of tilapia, a fish in the family Cichlidae. [2] Native to Northern and Western Africa, and the Middle East, through introductions it is now also established elsewhere, including parts of the United States, where it has been declared an invasive species and has caused significant environmental damage. [3]
Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats. It is a popular fish for aquaculture . Due to human introductions , it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats around the globe, where it can become an invasive species because of its robust nature.
The second group, the tilapia, comprises only six species in two genera in Lake Malawi: The redbreast tilapia (Coptodon rendalli), a widespread African species, is the only substrate-spawning cichlid in the lake. [10] [66] This large cichlid mainly feeds on macrophytes.
Oreochromis variabilis: the holotype of Tilapia variabilis, as illustrated in Boulenger 1907: a specimen of the blotched 'maradadi' morph. Like all other known Oreochromis, O. variabilis is a maternal mouthbrooder. Males are conspicuously coloured and aggregate in shallow waters, where they aggressively defend territories centred around their ...