Oreochromis niloticus ';
General information
 
Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
 
Common nameNile tilapia
Synonyms
Tilapia crassispina Arambourg, 1948
Perca nilotica Linnaeus, 1758
Chromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreochromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sarotherodon niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tilapia nilotica nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreochromis nilotics (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tilapia nilotious (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chromis guentheri Steindachner, 1864
Tilapia eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus (Boulenger, 1912)
Tilapia nilotica eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Oreochromis niloticus edwardianus (Boulenger, 1912)
Tilapia esduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Tilapia cancellata Nichols, 1923
Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Tilapia nilotica cancellata Nichols, 1923
Oreochromis niloticus lancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Tilapia calciati Gianferrari, 1924
Tilapia regani Poll, 1932
Tilapia nilotica regani Poll, 1932
Tilapia inducta Trewavas, 1933
Tilapia vulcani Trewavas, 1933
Oreochromis niloticus vulcani (Trewavas, 1933)
Oreochromis vulcani (Trewavas, 1933)
Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus filoa Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis cancellatus filoa Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis nilotica filoa Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus sugutae Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus tana Seyoum & Kornfield, 1992
Tilapia crassispina Arambourg, 1948
Perca nilotica Linnaeus, 1758
Chromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreochromis nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreochromis niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sarotherodon niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tilapia nilotica nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Oreochromis nilotics (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tilapia nilotious (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chromis guentheri Steindachner, 1864
Tilapia eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus (Boulenger, 1912)
Tilapia nilotica eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Oreochromis niloticus edwardianus (Boulenger, 1912)
Tilapia esduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Tilapia cancellata Nichols, 1923
Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Tilapia nilotica cancellata Nichols, 1923
Oreochromis niloticus lancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Tilapia calciati Gianferrari, 1924
Tilapia regani Poll, 1932
Tilapia nilotica regani Poll, 1932
Tilapia inducta Trewavas, 1933
Tilapia vulcani Trewavas, 1933
Oreochromis niloticus vulcani (Trewavas, 1933)
Oreochromis vulcani (Trewavas, 1933)
Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus filoa Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis cancellatus filoa Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis nilotica filoa Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus sugutae Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus tana Seyoum & Kornfield, 1992
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iraq; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Syria; Hong Kong; Laos; Cambodia; Brunei; Nepal; Turkey; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Kenya; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; UK; Germany; France; Italy; Greece; Belgium; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Colombia; Peru; Ecuador; Guyana; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; Kiribati; El Salvador; Grenada; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Albania; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Malta; Slovakia; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Central African Republic; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Mali; Mauritius; Niger; Reunion; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Introduced: India, China, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Myanmar, Syria, Hong Kong, Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Nepal, Turkey, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Eritrea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, UK, Italy, Greece, Belgium, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Fiji, Kiribati, El Salvador, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Albania, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Botswana, Central African Republic, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mauritius, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Native: Israel, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
Not established: Iraq, Germany, France, Malta
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Model species
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Tiete river, Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil, CAUNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil, Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA.
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
22
Diploid chromosome number
44
Karyotype formula
2m/sm+42st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
rDNA sites on 6 chromosome pairs (st/a)
Reference(s)
Poletto AB, Ferreira IA, Cabral-de-Mello DC, Nakajima RT, Mazzuchelli J, Ribeiro HB, Venere PC, Nirchio M, Kocher TD, Martins C (2010). Chromosome differentiation Patterns During Cichlid Fish Evolution. BMC Genetics, 11(50): 1471-2156.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image