Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Oreochromis > Oreochromis mossambicus

Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique mouth-breeder; Tilapia; Redfin tilapia; Mozambique tilapia; Mozambique mouth-brooder; Mozambique mouthbrooder; Mozambique cichlid; Mouth-brooder; Mossambique tilapia; Mocambique tilapia; Largemouth tilapia; Largemouth kurper; Kurper bream; Java tilapia; Java fish; Japanese fish; Hawaiian sunfish; Hawaiian perch; Common tilapia; Blue tilapia; Blue bream; African perch; African mouthbrooder)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is a tilapiine cichlid fish native to southern Africa. It is a popular fish for aquaculture. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives up to a decade in its native habitats. Due to human introductions, it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats around the globe, where it can become an invasive species because of its robust nature. This makes it an optimal species for aquaculture because it readily adapts to new situations. It is known as black tilapia in Colombia and as blue kurper in South Africa.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
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Invasive Species

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Attributes

Adult Length [1]  15 inches (39 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Litter Size [1]  1,800
Maximum Longevity [1]  11 years
Migration [3]  Amphidromous
Adult Weight [2]  1.371 lbs (622 g)
Diet [3]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  5 months 21 days
Male Maturity [2]  9 months 23 days

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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
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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