| General information |
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Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) |
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| Common name | Blue tilapia |
| Synonyms |
Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864 Tilapia kashabi Elster, 1958 Tilapia kacherbi Wunder, 1960 Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864) Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864) Oreochromis auraeus (Steindachner, 1864) Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864) Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz, 1951 |
| 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 |
China; Japan; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Syria; Kuwait; Oman; UAE; Turkey; Russia; South Africa; Madagascar; Nigeria; Cameroon; Ivory Coast; Senegal; USA; Mexico; Brazil; Peru; Panama; Cuba; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Fiji; French Polynesia; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; El Salvador; Cyprus; Chad; Mali; Niger; Uganda; Zambia |
| Occurrence |
introduced: China; introduced: Japan; introduced: Pakistan; introduced: Philippines; introduced: Singapore; introduced: Thailand; introduced: Taiwan; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Israel; native: Egypt; not established: Myanmar; native: Jordan; introduced: Syria; introduced: Kuwait; introduced: Oman; introduced: UAE; introduced: Turkey; introduced: Russia; introduced: South Africa; introduced: Madagascar; native: Nigeria; native: Cameroon; not established: Ivory Coast; native: Senegal; introduced: USA; introduced: Mexico; introduced: Brazil; introduced: Peru; introduced: Panama; introduced: Cuba; introduced: Puerto Rico; introduced: Costa Rica; introduced: Nicaragua; introduced: Haiti; introduced: Dominican Republic; introduced: Guatemala; introduced: Fiji; introduced: French Polynesia; introduced: Antigua and Barbuda; introduced: Bahamas; introduced: El Salvador; introduced: Cyprus; native: Chad; native: Mali; native: Niger; not established: Uganda; introduced: Zambia |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
3 |
| 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 2 chromosome pairs (st/a) |
| Reference |
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. |
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