General information |
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| Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848) | ||
| Common name | Redbelly tilapia | |
| Synonyms |
Acerina zillii Gervais, 1848 Chromis zillii (Gervais, 1848) Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Coptodus zillii (Gervais, 1848) Glyphisidon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Sarotherodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Acerina zillei Gervais, 1848 Coptodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) Coptodus zillei (Gervais, 1848) Glyphisidon zillei (Gervais, 1848) Sarotherodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) Tilapia zillei (Gervais, 1848) Tilapia zilli (Gervais, 1848) Haligenes tristrami Gunther, 1860 Chromis tristrami (Gunther, 1860) Tilapia tristrami (Gunther, 1860) Tilapia melanopleura Dumeril, 1861 Chromis melanopleura (Dumeril, 1861) Chromis andreae Gunther, 1864 Chromis coeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 Chromis caeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 Tilapia caeruleomaculatus (Rochebrune, 1880) Chromis faidherbii Rochebrune, 1880 Tilapia faidherbi (Rochebrune, 1880) Chromis menzalensis Mitchell, 1895 Tilapia menzalensis (Mitchell, 1895) Tilapia sparrmani multiradiata Holly, 1928 Hypsifario kennerlyi (Suckley, 1861) Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi (Suckley, 1861) Acerina zillii Gervais, 1848 Chromis zillii (Gervais, 1848) Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Coptodus zillii (Gervais, 1848) Glyphisidon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Sarotherodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Acerina zillei Gervais, 1848 Coptodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) Coptodus zillei (Gervais, 1848) Glyphisidon zillei (Gervais, 1848) Sarotherodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) Tilapia zillei (Gervais, 1848) Tilapia zilli (Gervais, 1848) Haligenes tristrami Gunther, 1860 Chromis tristrami (Gunther, 1860) Tilapia tristrami (Gunther, 1860) Tilapia melanopleura Dumeril, 1861 Chromis melanopleura (Dumeril, 1861) Chromis andreae Gunther, 1864 Chromis coeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 Chromis caeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 Tilapia caeruleomaculatus (Rochebrune, 1880) Chromis faidherbii Rochebrune, 1880 Tilapia faidherbi (Rochebrune, 1880) Chromis menzalensis Mitchell, 1895 Tilapia menzalensis (Mitchell, 1895) Tilapia sparrmani multiradiata Holly, 1928 Hypsifario kennerlyi (Suckley, 1861) Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi (Suckley, 1861) |
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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; Japan; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iran; Egypt; Jordan; Syria; Lebanon; Turkey; Russia; Australia; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; UK; USA; Mexico; Hawaii; Fiji; Guam; New Caledonia; Antigua and Barbuda; Benin; Central African Republic; Chad; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Gambia; Mali; Mauritius; Niger; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara |
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| Occurrence | Not established: China, Malaysia, Russia Introduced: Japan, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Syria, Turkey, Australia, Tanzania, Madagascar, Eritrea, UK, USA, Mexico, Hawaii, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Antigua and Barbuda, Ethiopia, Mauritius Questionable: Singapore, Gambia Native: Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Algeria, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Mauritania, Sudan, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara |
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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 | 20sm+10st+14t |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | 0.59 to 3.27 |
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| Sex chromosome | Not detected |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not detected |
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| Reference(s) |
Mahmoud A, Zowai l M, Yossif G, Sharafeldin K (2010). Cytogenetical studies on some River Nile species from polluted and nonpolluted Aquatic habitats. Egyptian Academy journal of biological sciences 2 (1): 1-8. |
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