Tilapia mariae ';
General information
 
Tilapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899)
 
 
Common nameSpotted tilapia, Tigrovaya tsikhlida
Synonyms
Tilapia mariae mariae Boulenger, 1899
Tilapia dubia Boulenger, 1899
Tilapia mariae dubia Lonnberg, 1904
Tilapia meeki Lonnberg, 1904
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae.
Geographical distribution
Russia; Australia; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Ivory Coast; USA; Benin
Occurrence Introduced: Russia, Australia, USA
Native: Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin
Importance
Food
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
2
Diploid chromosome number
40
Karyotype formula
8m/sm+32st/a
Fundamental arm number
Not reported
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
rDNA sites on 2 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