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Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)

Blue tilapia
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Egypt country information

Common names: Abiad Hasani, Bolti Azrak, Kurpertilapia
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Bishai, H.M. and M.T. Khalil, 1997
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Know from Lake Manzala (Ref. 2, 90, 96, 33339, 54316), Lake Mariut (Ref. 2, 87, 96, 54304), Lake Borollos (Ref. 2), Lake Edkou (Ref. 2, 96), Lake Qarun (Ref. 3), Ismailia Canal (Ref. 51850) and the Nozha Hydrodrome (Ref. 54304).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Falk, T.M., E.K. Abban, W. Villwock and L. Renwrantz, 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Tilapia azul, Тилапия голубая, Golden tilapia, ... more

Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | 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);  aureus: From the Greek words oreos=of the mountains and chroma=color; aureus (Latin)=golden from aurum, gold (Ref. 79012).
  More on author: Steindachner.

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

; ນ້ຳຈືດ; ນ້ຳກ່ອຍ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່)ເທິງຊັ້ນພື້ນດິນໃນທະເລເປີດ; ກຸ່ມຫຼືຊະນິດປາທີ່ມີການເຄື່ອນຍ້າຍພາຍໃນນ້ຳຈືດ (Ref. 51243); ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 5 - ? m.   Tropical; 8°C - 30°C (Ref. 2); 35°N - 10°N

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