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Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nile tilapia
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Ghana country information

Common names: Akpafiatsi, Cichlid, Didee
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Dankwa, H.R., 2005
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1996
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pra River (Ref. 272), Bia (Ref. 30488) and Volta (Ref. 30488, 53405). Recorded from the Densu river at Weija (Ref. 33339). Enters lagoons from upstream riverine areas with the onset of the rainy season (Ref. 13514). Importance to fisheries provided by H. Dankwa, pers. comm. 06/05. Also Ref. 2.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tilapia du Nil, Tilapia del Nilo, Тилапия нильская, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  niloticus: From "Filhoa" = the Amharic word for "hot spring" (Ref. 2).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 20 m (Ref. 32849), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 34290).   Tropical; 14°C - 33°C (Ref. 3); 32°N - 5°S, 17°W - 38°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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