General information |
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| Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||
| Common name | Nile 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 |
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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 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Importance | Food/ornamental |
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| Remarks | Model species |
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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 | 2sm+26st+16t |
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| Fundamental arm number | Not reported |
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| Chromosome length | 0.59 to 3.46 |
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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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