General information |
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| Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Mango tilapia | |
| Synonyms |
Sparus galilaeus Linnaeus, 1758 Chromis galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Sarotherodon galilaeum (Linnaeus, 1758) Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tilapia galilaea (Linnaeus, 1758) Tilapia galilaea galilaea (Linnaeus, 1758) Sarotherodon galileus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tilapia pleuromelas Dumeril, 1861 Chromis pleuromelas (Dumeril, 1861) Tilapia galilaea pleuromelas Dumeril, 1861 Tilapia lateralis Dumeril, 1861 Chromis lateralis (Dumeril, 1861) Tilapia macrocentra Dumeril, 1861 Chromis tiberiadis Lortet, 1883 Chromis microstomus Lortet, 1883 Tilapia microstoma (Lortet, 1883) Chromis multifasciatus Gunther, 1903 Sarotherodon galilaeus multifasciatus (Gunther, 1903) Sarotherodon multifasciatus (Gunther, 1903) Tilapia galilaea multifasciata (Gunther, 1903) Tilapia multifasciatus (Gunther, 1903) Tilapia boulengeri Pellegrin, 1903 Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri (Pellegrin, 1903) Tilapia galilaea boulengeri Pellegrin, 1903 Tilapia borkuana Pellegrin, 1919 Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus (Pellegrin, 1919) Tilapia galilaea borkuana Pellegrin, 1919 Tilapia sanagaensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1966 Sarotherodon galilaeus sanagaensis (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1966) Sarotherodon sanagaensis (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1966) |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Not Reported |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | China; Israel; Iraq; Egypt; Jordan; Syria; Oman; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Senegal; Guinea; Benin; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Mali; Niger; Togo; Uganda |
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| Occurrence | Not established: China Native: Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Mauritania, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Guinea, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Togo, Uganda Introduced: Iraq, Oman, Gabon |
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| Importance | Food |
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| Remarks | Nil |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Giza and Kafr El- Sheikh governorates in Egypt | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 20 |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 44 |
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| Karyotype formula | 2m+12sm+14st+16t |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | 0.63 to 3.92 |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not detected |
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| Reference(s) |
Sofy HI, Layla AM, Iman MKA (2008). Karyotypic diversity of some tilapia species.Nature and Science, 6(1):19-27. |
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