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| Scientific Name | Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Common Name | Nile Tilapia |
| Type Locality | Nile River. |
| Synonym(s) | Chromis guentheri, Chromis nilotica, Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus, Oreochromis cancellatus filoa, Oreochromis nilotica filoa, Oreochromis nilotics, Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis, Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus, Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus, Oreochromis niloticus edwardianus, Oreochromis niloticus filoa, Oreochromis niloticus lancellatus, Oreochromis niloticus niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus sugutae, Oreochromis niloticus tana, Oreochromis niloticus vulcani, Oreochromis vulcani, Perca nilotica, Sarotherodon niloticus, Tilapia calciati |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 600mm or 23.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: coastal rivers of Israel; Nile from below Albert Nile to the delta; Jebel Marra; Lake Chad basin and the rivers Niger, Benue, Volta, Gambia and Senegal. Widely introduced for aquaculture, with many existing strains. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Gambia (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1, pp 290. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up O. niloticus on Fishbase |
 | Look up O. niloticus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up O. niloticus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.428.6225 | |
| Last Update | 2014 Nov 19 12:46 (species record created: 2014 Nov 16 03:42) |