FB-1417 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1417 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Lutjanidae Lutjanus Lutjanus bohar (Fabricius, 1775) Pali Athi River tilapia Buffalo Springs tilapia Sabaki tilapia Kuparitilapia Kina Kiparapara Ngege Ntuku Para para 佩氏口孵非鯽佩氏口孵非鲫暗黑口孵非鯽暗黑口孵非鲫金斑口孵非鯽金斑口孵非鲫 Chromis niloticus (non Linnaeus, 1758) Chromis spilurus Günther, 1894 Oreochromis athiensis (Boulenger, 1916) Oreochromis danconai Di Caporiacco, 1948 Oreochromis d'anconai Di Caporiacco, 1947 Oreochromis niger Günther, 1894 Oreochromis spilurus niger Günther, 1894 Oreochromis spilurus percivali (Boulenger, 1912) Oreochromis spilurus spilurus (Günther, 1894) Oreochromis spirulus nigra Günther, 1894 Sarotherodon niger spilurum (Günther, 1894) Tilapia athiensis (Boulenger, 1916) Tilapia browni Nichols, 1923 Tilapia galilea (non Linnaeus, 1758) Tilapia mossambica (non Peters, 1852) Tilapia natalensis (non Weber, 1897) Tilapia nigra (Günther, 1894) Tilapia nigra nigra (Günther, 1894) Tilapia nigra spilura (Günther, 1894) Tilapia nilotica (non Linnaeus, 1758) Tilapia nilotica athiensis Boulenger, 1916 Tilapia nyirica Lönnberg, 1911 Tilapia percivali Boulenger, 1912 Tilapia spilurus nigra (Günther, 1894) Tilapia spilurus spilurus (Günther, 1894) 1990-10-17 2023-06-14 Trewavas, E.0 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. 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Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272) Shechonge, A., B.P. Ngatunga, S.J. Bradbeer, J.J. Day, J.J. Freer, A.G.P. Ford, J. Kihedu, T. Richmond, S. Mzighani, A.M. Smith, E.A. Sweke, R. Tamatamah, A.M. Tyers, G.F. Turner and M.J. Genner0 Widespread colonisation of Tanzanian catchments by introduced Oreochromis tilapia fishes: the legacy from decades of deliberate introduction. Hydrobiologia (2018). (Ref. 118630) Genner, M.J., G.F. Turner and B.P. Ngatunga0 A guide to the tilapia fishes of Tanzania. Martin J. Genner, George F. Turner and Benjamin P. Ngatunga, August 2018. 29 p. (Ref. 118638) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2013-02-06 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Feeds on insects, plants and diatoms (Ref. 2). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-DiagnosticDescr-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Description: Scales on cheek in 2 or 3 series (Ref. 2). Genital papilla of male conical or club-shaped, with a sub-terminal pore (Ref. 2).Colouration: Females and immature males have a yellow-buff background colour with a series of mid-lateral blotches and a more dorsal parallel series (Ref. 2). Mature males golden-yellow; conspicuous bright blue areas on dorsal, anal and pelvic fins; orange or red dorsal lappets (Ref. 2). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Morphology-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 30 Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Distribution-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-01-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: Coastal rivers of Kenya from the Mwena River to the lower Athi below Lugard's Falls; also near its mouth, including Lake Chem Chem; Lower and middle Tana River, Northern Uaso Nyiro, Juba system and Webi Shebeli; Nguruman; and Ethiopia (Ref. 5166). Probably also in Lake Momello, south of the Kenya-Tanzania border (Ref. 5166, 118638). Three subspecies are recognized: Oreochromis spilurus niger, Oreochromis spilurus percivali and Oreochromis spilurus spilurus. 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. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5166) FB-Uses-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2013-02-06 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial Garibaldi, L. 1996 List of animal species used in aquaculture. FAO Fish. Circ. 914. 38 p. (Ref. 12108) FB-LifeCycle-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2013-02-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=1416&StockCode=1467 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Spawns in shallow water with shelving bottom in ponds. Size of first spawning depends on population density (lower at higher densities). Mating pit is the size and shape of a saucer. Eggs probably fertilized before being taken into the mouth by the female, or are fertilized inside the mouth (Ref. 2). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-TrophicStrategy-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-02-06 00:00:00 1999-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public spilurus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Feeds on detritus, plants and benthic organisms (Ref. 2). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Size-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2013-02-06 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 19.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2)); 16.3 cm (female) Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-1416 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2013-02-06 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1416 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish