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Last update: 2024-10-26

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Nile Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)


Animals
Fish

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Local name:
Thailand: pla nil. Cambodia: trey tilapia chhnoht. India: tilapia. Japan: chikadai. Philippines: pla pla, tilapia ແລະ tilapiya.

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)
Chromis guentheri Steindachner, 1864
Tilapia eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus (Boulenger, 1912)
Tilapia nilotica eduardiana Boulenger, 1912
Tilapia cancellata Nichols, 1923
Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus (Nichols, 1923)
Tilapia nilotica cancellata 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 niloticus sugutae Trewavas, 1983
Oreochromis niloticus tana Seyoum & Kornfield, 1992

Family:
Cichlidae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :
Vientiane Plain

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Endemism in Laos:
N/A

Invasiveness :
N/A

IUCN status :
Least concern

Lao official status :
N/A

Use
Use types:
Food

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Domestication:
N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:
N/A

Value chains:
N/A

Nutrition
Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:
N/A

Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
Ashiqul Alam, S.M., Islam Sarkar, M.S., Alam Miah, M.M., Rashid, H. (2021). Management Strategies for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Hatchery in the Face of Climate Change Induced Rising Temperature. Aquaculture Studies, 21(2): 55-62.
Conte, M.A., Gammerdinger, W.J., Bartie, K.L., Penman, D.J., Kocher, T.D. (2017). A high quality assembly of the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) genome reveals the structure of two sex determination regions. Conte et al. BMC Genomics, 18:341
Marquez, G., Luis, J. (1998). Age and growth of Oreochromis niloticus in Mexico. Revista de Biologia Tropical 46(4): 929-936.
Tessier, A., Blin, C., Cottet, M., Kue, K., Panfili, J., Chanudet, V., Descloux, S., Guillard, J. (2018). Life history traits of the exploited Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus – Cichlidae) in a subtropical reservoir (Lao PDR). Cybium, 43(1): 71-82.

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