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Oreochromis niloticus
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species of fish
OverviewAI-generated
Oreochromis niloticus, commonly known as the Nile tilapia, is a species of fish within the family Cichlidae. It belongs to the genus Oreochromis and is classified in the order Perciformes, class Teleostei, and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and is accepted as a valid taxon. It inhabits freshwater and brackish environments.
The IUCN Red List assesses the conservation status of Oreochromis niloticus as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2023. The species is endemic to Kenya and has been introduced as an invasive species to Madagascar. Its range includes Brazil, specifically the area of Parauapebas. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of the species in Mexico, with 950 records held by institutions such as ENCB-IPN and MZ-UNICACH.
Synthesized by Vinony from 42 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernNile tilapia
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 950
- With media
- 32
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Collections
- ENCB-IPN, MZ-UNICACH, ECOSUR, CINVESTAV-IPN, CIIDIR-IPN, IBUNAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Oreochromis
- Image
- ChromisNiloticus.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Commons category
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Commons gallery
- Oreochromis niloticus
- taxon common name
- 尼羅非鯽
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- sequenced genome URL
- www.ensembl.org/Oreochromis_niloticus
- taxon range
- Parauapebas
- invasive to
- Madagascar
- endemic to
- Kenya
- short name
- O. niloticus
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Encyclopedic overview
The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a species of tilapia, a cichlid occurring naturally in parts of Africa (such as its namesake Nile River) and the Levant, though numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range. This current wide range is caused by its high commercial value as a food fish, where it is marketed as mango fish (not to be confused with the mango tilapia, or Sarotherodon galilaeus), nilotica, or boulti, along with many other names, both local and foreign. Due to its value, the Nile tilapia is widely aquacultured across the world due to its hardiness and a mode of reproduction conducive to mass rearing, namely mouthbrooding, and various attempts have been made to increase production yields, including hybridization with other tilapias.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oreochromis niloticus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.