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Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Mozambique tilapia
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Common names: Tilapia, Tilapia
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widespread throughout the country up to an elevation of about 1,000m. Occurs also in lagoons, where it has been found to breed in occasion. Prefers still water. Very common to the extent of being a threat, due to competition for resources, to almost all the other fishes of inland waters. Recorded from a large number of reservoirs (Ref. 27518, 37646, 51324, 55376, 57443, 57454, 57742). Also Ref. 3, 1739, 4833, 5727, 12062, 13544, 38706, 43640.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pethiyagoda, R., 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक; ऐम्फिढरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 1 - 12 m (Ref. 57895).   Tropical; 17°C - 35°C (Ref. 3); 11°S - 31°S, 19°E - 41°E

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