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Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Mozambique tilapia
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Common names: Jelebi meen, Jilebi, Kolathile-meen
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Introduced in Periyar Lake (Re. 45208). Known from Muttukadu lagoon (Ref. 55374). Recorded from the Chalakudy river, part of the Western Ghats, Kerala (Ref. 79567), Tambraparani river system, Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Cauveri and Chinnar river systems, Chimmony and Peechi-Vazhani WLS, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Bangalore adn Kolar districts, Karnataka (Ref. 92228). Also Ref. 1739, 43640, 45204, 87807.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tilapia du Mozambique, Tilapia del Mozambique, Тилапия мозамбикская, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  mossambicus: From the Greek words oreos=of the mountains and chroma=color; mossambica describes the geographic area, Mozambique, to which the species is native (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Peters.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 1 - 12 m (Ref. 57895).   Tropical; 17°C - 35°C (Ref. 3); 11°S - 31°S, 19°E - 41°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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