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Tilapia (/
tɪˈlɑːpiə/ tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the
common name for
nearly a
hundred species of
cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine...
- 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...
- The
blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron),
formerly Tilapia melanotheron, T.
heudelotii and T. leonensis, is a
species of
cichlid native to coastal...
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Tilapia has
become the
third most
important fish in
aquaculture after carp and salmon;
worldwide production exceeded 1.5 million
metric tons (1.5×10^6...
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species remain in
Tilapia:
Tilapia baloni Trewavas & D. J. Stewart, 1975
Tilapia guinasana Trewavas, 1936 (Otjikoto
tilapia)
Tilapia ruweti (Poll & Thys...
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Florida and Texas,
tilapia were
originally introduced to
curtail invasive plants. In an
effort to meet the
growing demand for
tilapia,
humans have farmed...
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Hybrid tilapias are
crosses between different species of
Oreochromis tilapias developed for aquaculture,
either through natural hybridization, or more...
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Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an
oreochromine cichlid fish
native to
southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the
Mozambique tilapia often lives...
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tilapia (Coptodon zillii, syn.
Tilapia zillii), also
known as the Zille's
redbreast tilapia or St. Peter's fish (a name also used for
other tilapia in...
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mango tilapia (Sarotherodon galilaeus) is a
species of fish from the
cichlid family that is
native to
fresh and
brackish waters in
Africa and the...
