Scientific Name	Oreochromis niloticus			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	尼羅口孵非鯽	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	麗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F409　Cichlidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	尼羅口孵非鯽
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	南洋鯽仔、尼羅吳郭魚
Distribution in World	Afric	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Egypt
Synonyms	Chromis guentheri, Chromis nilotica, Chromis niloticus, Chromis tristrami, Oreochromis cancellatus cancellatus, Oreochromis cancellatus filoa, Oreochromis nilotica, Oreochromis nilotica filoa, Oreochromis nilotics, Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis, Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus, Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus, Oreochromis niloticus edwardianus ...all 36..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0061361. ASIZP0068585. ASIZP0074970. ASIZP0074971. ASIZP0806517. ASIZP0806518. ASIZP0916517. ASIZP0916518. FRIP01112. FRIP01113. FRIP01143. NMMBP03923. NMMBP05893. NMMSTP00822. NTMP0808. NTMP1006. NTUM05264.
Common Name	Nile tilapia; Nilotica; Cichlid; Edward tilapia; Mozambique tilapia; Mango fish
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Not Applicable
Characteristic	Head large. Snout short, blunt. Lips thick. Mouth moderately large, posterior end in front of anterior margin of eye, both upper and lower jaw with tiny teeth in 3-4 rows. Body laterally compressed; body depth high. Scales moderately large; snout and chin naked. Dorsal fin rays：XV-XVIII,10-14; anal fin rays：III,10-11; vertebrae：30-32. Pectoral fin on side of body, posterior end reaches anal fin origin; pelvic fin on ventral side, posterior end reaches anus; caudal fin slightly forked. Color pattern varied, dark olive dorsally and grayish ventrally. A pale spot on upper side of operculum; 8-12 black vertical bands on side; irregular pale spots spread over dorsal and anal fins; several vertical bands on anal fin. During breeding season, vertical bands on side of spawning male disappear, dorsal and anal fin margins turn to red.
habitats	Inhabits any kind of slow running water, including backwater of rivers, lakes, ponds, canals and swamps, prefers vegetated areas. Polyphagia, feeds on water plants, epiphyton and some invertebrates. High tolerance to pollution, low dissolved oxygen and hi
Distribution	Africa. Had been extensively introduced to many countries, including Taiwan. Easy to hybrid with relatives, various strains had been bred, purebred is difficult to find in rivers.
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