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Oreochromis (blue tilapias)

Synonyms: Neotilapia; Vallicola

Wikipedia Abstract

Oreochromis is a large genus of tilapiine cichlids, fishes endemic to Africa and the Middle East. Several species from this genus have been introduced far outside their native range, and are important in aquaculture. Members of this genus, as well as those of the genera Tilapia and Sarotherodon, share the common name "tilapia".
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Species

Oreochromis amphimelas (Tilapia) (Endangered)
Oreochromis andersonii (Three-spotted tilapia) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Oreochromis angolensis (Tilapia)
Oreochromis aureus (Tilapia) (Attributes)
Oreochromis cancellatus
Oreochromis chungruruensis (Tilapia) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis esculentus (Singida tilapia) (Attributes)
Oreochromis hunteri (Lake Chala tilapia) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis ismailiaensis
Oreochromis jipe (Jipe tilapia) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis karomo (Karomo) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis karongae (Tilapia) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis korogwe (Korogwe tilapia)
Oreochromis lepidurus (Cichlid) (Endangered)
Oreochromis leucostictus (Blue spotted tilapia) (Attributes)
Oreochromis lidole (Cichlid) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis macrochir (Cichlid) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Oreochromis mortimeri (Kurper bream) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique mouth-breeder) (Vulnerable) (Attributes)
Oreochromis mweruensis (Mweru tilapia) (Attributes)
Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) (Attributes)
Oreochromis placidus (Black tilapia)
Oreochromis rukwaensis (Lake Rukwa tilapia) (Vulnerable)
Oreochromis saka (Tilapia)
Oreochromis salinicola (Tilapia) (Vulnerable)
Oreochromis schwebischi (Tilapia)
Oreochromis shiranus (Tilapia)
Oreochromis spilurus (Tilapia)
Oreochromis squamipinnis (Silver tasselvent cichlid) (Critically Endangered)
Oreochromis tanganicae (Cichlid)
Oreochromis upembae (Cichlid)
Oreochromis urolepis (wami tilapia) (Attributes)
Oreochromis variabilis (Victoria tilapia)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0