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Oreochromis mossambicus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Mozambique tilapia, black tilapia
species of fish
In the Vinony graph
Vinony catalogs Oreochromis mossambicus in its Vulnerable Species collection (16,386 entries).
Vinony's link graph records 115 inbound references to Oreochromis mossambicus, and connects out to omnivore, mouthbrooder and South Africa.
Vinony files it under Fish described in 1852, Fish of Lake Nicaragua and Fish of Mozambique.
Vinony links it to 36 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
VulnerableMozambique tilapia
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 928
- With media
- 17
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Collections
- ENCB-IPN, FCN-UAQ, DCBS-DICTUS-USON, IBUNAM, CIB-UAEM, IIZD-UASLP
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oreochromis
- Image
- Oreochromismossambicus.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- taxon name
- Oreochromis mossambicus
- Commons category
- Oreochromis mossambicus
- Commons gallery
- Oreochromis mossambicus
- taxon common name
- אמנון מוזמביק
- invasive to
- Madagascar
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Encyclopedic overview
The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats. It is a popular fish for aquaculture. Due to human introductions, it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats around the globe, where it can become an invasive species because of its robust nature. These same features make it a good species for aquaculture because it readily adapts to new situations.
Common names
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oreochromis mossambicus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.