| General information |
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Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) |
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| Common name | Mozambique tilapia |
| Synonyms |
Chromis mossambicus Peters, 1852 Chromis niloticus var. mossambicus Peters, 1852 Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Tilapia mossambica (Peters, 1852) Tilapia mossambica mossambica (Peters, 1852) Tilapia mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Cromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) Orechromis mossambica (Peters, 1852) Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852) Oreochromis mozambica (Peters, 1852) Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852) Sarotherodon mossambicum (Peters, 1852) Sarothredon mossambica (Peters, 1852) Telapia mossambica (Peters, 1852) Tilapia mosambica (Peters, 1852) Tilapia mozambique (Peters, 1852) Chromis dumerilii Steindachner, 1864 Tilapia dumerilii (Steindachner, 1864) Tilapia dumerili (Steindachner, 1864) Tilapia natalensis (Weber, 1897) Sarotherodon mossambicus natalensis (Weber, 1897) |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Near Threatened (NT) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Euteleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorpha; Acanthopterygii; Percomorpha; Perciformes; Cichlidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Egypt; Myanmar; Jordan; Yemen; Hong Kong; Laos; Cambodia; Nepal; Turkey; Russia; Australia; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Angola; Kenya; Namibia; Mozambique; Ivory Coast; Senegal; France; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Ecuador; Guyana; Suriname; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Saint Lucia; Trinidad and Tobago; Virgin Islands (USA); Malta; Benin; Botswana; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Lesotho; Malawi; Mayotte; Reunion; Seychelles; Swaziland; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
| Occurrence |
introduced: India; introduced: China; introduced: Japan; introduced: Indonesia; introduced: Bangladesh; introduced: Malaysia; introduced: Sri Lanka; introduced: Pakistan; introduced: Philippines; introduced: Singapore; introduced: Thailand; introduced: Taiwan; not established: South Korea; introduced: Maldives; introduced: Vietnam; introduced: Saudi Arabia; not established: Israel; introduced: Egypt; introduced: Myanmar; introduced: Jordan; introduced: Yemen; introduced: Hong Kong; introduced: Laos; introduced: Cambodia; introduced: Nepal; introduced: Turkey; introduced: Russia; introduced: Australia; introduced: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; introduced: Tanzania; introduced: Madagascar; introduced: Algeria; introduced: Angola; introduced: Kenya; introduced: Namibia; native: Mozambique; not established: Ivory Coast; questionable: Senegal; not established: France; introduced: USA; introduced: Mexico; introduced: American Soma; introduced: Brazil; not established: Argentina; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Peru; introduced: Venezuela; not established: Ecuador; introduced: Guyana; introduced: Suriname; introduced: Hawaii; introduced: Panama; introduced: Cuba; introduced: Jamaica; introduced: Puerto Rico; introduced: Costa Rica; introduced: Nicaragua; introduced: Haiti; introduced: Dominican Republic; introduced: Guatemala; introduced: Honduras; introduced: Fiji; introduced: French Polynesia; introduced: Guam; introduced: Kiribati; introduced: Micronesia; introduced: New Caledonia; introduced: Samoa; introduced: Solomon Islands; introduced: Tonga; introduced: Vanuatu; introduced: Antigua and Barbuda; introduced: Bahamas; introduced: Barbados; introduced: El Salvador; introduced: Grenada; introduced: Guadeloupe; introduced: Martinique; introduced: Saint Lucia; introduced: Trinidad and Tobago; introduced: Virgin Islands (USA); introduced: Malta; introduced: Benin; native: Botswana; introduced: Democratic Republic of the Congo; introduced: Republic of the Congo; native: Lesotho; native: Malawi; questionable: Mayotte; introduced: Reunion; introduced: Seychelles; native: Swaziland; introduced: Tunisia; introduced: Uganda; misidentification: Zambia; native: Zimbabwe |
| Importance |
Food/ornamental/sports |
| Remarks |
Model species |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Aquac. Facility, University of Maryland, USA |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
4 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
44 |
| Karyotype formula |
4m/sm+40st/a |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
rDNA sites on 3 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. |
| Cross Link |
| Animal Genome Size Database |
Available |