FB-2502 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis Oreochromis mweruensis Trewavas, 1983 Mweru tilapia Igihwati Ingege y'inyafurunzo 姆韋魯湖口孵非鯽 姆韦鲁湖口孵非鲫 Oreochromis macrochir mweruensis Trewavas, 1983 Tilapia natalensis (non Weber, 1897) Tilapia nilotica (non Linnaeus, 1758) 1990-10-17 2024-01-22 Trewavas, E.0 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) Balarin, J.D.0 <i>Tilapia</i>. A guide to their biology and culture in Africa. University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland. 174 p. (Ref. 61) Whitehead, V.0 Investigations into the food habits of some juvenile fish in the Volta Lake during the period from October 1969 to March 1969 with some notes on distribution and abundance. University of Ghana, Volta Research Project Tech. Rep. X30. (Ref. 3681) Trewavas, E. and G.G. Teugels0 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) Swedish Museum of Natural History0 Fish collection database of the Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Swedish Museum of Natural History). Ichthyology Section, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden. (Ref. 31402) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Schwanck, E.0 Behaviour and colour differences between <i>Oreochromis macrochir</i> and <i>O. mweruensis</i> (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 5(3):267-280. (Ref. 33478) De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde0 An annotated checklist of the fishes of Rwanda (east central Africa), with historical data on introductions of commercially important species. J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. 90:41-68. (Ref. 46152) Riede, K.0 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243) Lamboj, A.0 The cichlid fishes of Western Africa. Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, Germany. 255 p. (Ref. 52307) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Van Steenberge, M., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks0 The fishes of the Upper Luapula area (Congo basin): a fauna of mixed origin. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 24(4):329-345. (Ref. 95585) FB-GeneralDescr-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 Young Oreochromis mweruensis feed on epiphytic filamentous algae in swampy areas (Ref. 2), but also accept small invertebrates and zooplankton, a tendency they lose with age (Ref. 52307). Adults feed on filamentous algae and detritus (Ref. 52307) and bottom deposits, but those that migrated to the deeper northern end feed almost exclusively on plankton (Ref. 2). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2017-12-13 21:06:19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Diagnosis: scales on cheek in 2-3 rows; caudal scales variable, not on the inter-radial membranes except at the base; never stiffening the fin; genital papilla large and tuberculate or scalloped, tasseled in breeding males; generally lighter or darker olive-green; breeding male iridescent dark green to blue-black on head, body and vertical fins; red edge to dorsal and caudal fins (Ref. 2).Description: body deep with a deep caudal peduncle; snout short; frontal profile rounded; sexual dimorphism well-developed; males possess better developed finnage and their pelvic fins are notable for having very long rays that can reach or overlap the origin of the anal fin (Ref. 52307).Coloration: body color light to dark gray; body scales with a shiny center in most cases; generally speaking, the entire fish is very light in color; head greenish to bluish; entire head, cheeks and opercles with many black dots or worm-like lines; unpaired fins with red margins; dorsal and caudal fin (and rarely anal fin) with a number of pale dots; ripe and courting males can appear nearly black, but the silvery centers of their body scales remain visible (Ref. 52307). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Morphology-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2017-12-13 21:06:19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 12; Vertebrae: 30 - 32 Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Distribution-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-12 00:00:00 2016-10-07 18:02:44 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: Lake Mweru and the swamps and saline lakes in Mweru-wa-Ntipa (Ref. 2), the lower (Ref. 2, 95585) and middle (Ref. 95585) Luapula River system and the Lufira River (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 2). Introduced in Lake Kivu in Rwanda (Ref. 46152). 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-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-22 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=2502 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats aquaculture: experimental FB-LifeCycle-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2502&StockCode=2696 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Spawns along the banks of lakes/rivers at an average depth of 12 to 13 m. Mating territory largely occupied by a low mound with 6-12 grooves or crests radiating from the small central concave area (star-shaped nest). Males build the star-shaped nests on a sandy substrates. Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-TrophicStrategy-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-01-24 00:00:00 2000-03-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public mweruensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Feeds on detritus, plants, and zooplankton (Ref. 3681). Whitehead, V. 1969 Investigations into the food habits of some juvenile fish in the Volta Lake during the period from October 1969 to March 1969 with some notes on distribution and abundance. University of Ghana, Volta Research Project Tech. Rep. X30. (Ref. 3681) FB-Size-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 23.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2)) Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. 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/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 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-2502 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-10-17 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2502 benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; brackish