Tilapia

genus of fish in the cichlid family (Cichlidae)

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 29 inbound references to Tilapia, and connects out to Tilapia sparrmanii, Animalia and Chordata.

Vinony files it under Cichlid genera, Fish of Africa and Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist).

Vinony links it to 32 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCichlidae

Habitatfreshwater

Observations recorded8,147

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,383
With media: 37
Family: Cichlidae
Collections: CUMV, UWFC, TCWC, USNM, ENCB-IPN, MSB
Recorded in: United States, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Ghana, Mexico, Cameroon, Philippines, Dr Congo

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Research

8,204 papers

Tilapia, a good model for studying reproductive endocrinology.General and comparative endocrinology · 2024
Tilapia lake virus: The story so far.Journal of fish diseases · 2020
Managing the microbiological safety of tilapia from farm to consumer.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2024
Genomics-driven prophylactic measures to increase streptococcosis resistance in tilapia.Journal of fish diseases · 2023
Genomics to accelerate genetic improvement in tilapia.Animal genetics · 2020

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Part of: aquaponics
Parent taxon: Cichlidae
Image: Buttikoferi.png
Life expectancy: 10

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Commons category: Tilapia
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Tilapia
topic's main category: Category:Tilapia
MCN code: 0301.99.11

Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

Tilapia is a genus of cichlid fishes endemic to freshwater habitats in Southern Africa. In the past this was a very large genus including all species with the common name tilapia, but today the vast majority are placed in other genera.

Species and taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tilapia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.