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Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nile tilapia
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Rwanda country information

Common names: Edward tilapia, Igihonda, Ingege y'inyamugera
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Lakes Bulera and Luhondo. May have been the reason for the decimation or extinction of three autochthonous cyprinid species (Barbus microbarbis, B. neumayeri and Varicorhinus ruandae) in Lake Luhondo (Ref. 35818). Also recorded from Lake Kivu, Rusizi basin, upper and middle Akagera and Lake Mohasi (Ref. 46152).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Trewavas, E., 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  niloticus: Cancellata = barred, referring to the dark bars on the flanks of the species (Ref. 58535).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt; Thuộc về nước lợ Sống nổi và đáy; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu 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

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