FB-2029 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Oreochromis Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas, 1941) Black tilapia Mustatilapia Mphende Nkobue 柔口孵非鯽 柔口孵非鲫 魯沃口孵非鯽 鲁沃口孵非鲫 Chromis niloticus (non Linnaeus, 1758) Oreochromis placidus placidus (Trewavas, 1941) Oreochromis placidus rovumae (Trewavas, 1966) Oreochromis placidus ruvumae (Trewavas, 1966) Oreochromis shirana (non Boulenger, 1896) Sarotherodon placidus (Trewavas, 1941) Sarotherodon ruvumae (Trewavas, 1966) Tilapia nigra (non Günther, 1894) Tilapia placida Trewavas, 1941 Tilapia ruvumae Trewavas, 1966 1990-12-17 2023-11-10 Trewavas, E.0 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) Pullin, R.S.V. (ed.)0 Tilapia genetic resources for aquaculture. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 16, 108 p. (Ref. 88) Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. 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Cada 1993-07-01 2008-06-25 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Image can be freely copied and altered, as long as original author and source are properly acknowledged. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Orplapu0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Orplapu0.gif FB-pic-2029-13872 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/gif FAO 1997-03-19 2013-11-14 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Orpla_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Orpla_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Prefers quiet pools with marginal vegetation; it has been reported only from fresh water and low altitudes and latitudes, so that its salinity and temperature tolerances are probably narrower than those of O. mossambicus (Ref. 2). Trewavas, E. and G.G. Teugels 1991 Oreochromis. p. 307-346. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5166) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Description: Deep bodied with straight predorsal profile, mature males with concave profile, extended soft dorsal and anal fins (Ref. 52193). Gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 16-20 (Ref. 2, 52193). Dorsal fin with 16-18 spines and 10-13 soft rays; anal fin with 3-4 spines and 8-11 soft rays (Ref. 2, 52193). Lateral line scales 30-32 (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Adults olive brown above, silvery below, with sooty grey head and fins; red margin to dorsal fin (Ref. 52193). Juveniles silvery with 8-9 faint vertical bars; soft dorsal, anal and caudal fins with dark streaks and light spots (Ref. 52193). Breeding males are very dark grey on head and body with throat and all fins black; with a red or orange margin on the dorsal and grey or black marblings on the gill-cover (Ref. 2, 52193). Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Morphology-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Analsoft rays: 8 - 11; Vertebrae: 29 - 31 Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) FB-Distribution-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 Africa: Lower Zambezi and southwards in the lower parts of the Sabi, Lundi, Pungwe and Buzi Rivers (Ref. 5166); also Ruvuma River on the Tanzanian-Mozambique border; Lake Rutumba, Lupululu system, and the Lupuledi west of Lindi (Ref. 5166). Previously, two subspecies were recognized: Oreochromis placidus placidus and Oreohromis placidus ruvumae. Trewavas, E. and G.G. Teugels 1991 Oreochromis. p. 307-346. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5166) FB-Uses-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 fisheries: commercial Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-Size-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 35.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2)); max. published weight: 1,100 g (Ref. 52193) Trewavas, E. 1983 Tilapiine fishes of the genera <i>Sarotherodon</i>, <i>Oreochromis</i> and <i>Danakilia</i>. British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2) Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2029 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1990-12-17 00:00:00 2023-11-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2029 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish