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Oreochromis aureus (Tilapia; Kurpertilapia; Jordan St. Peter's fish; Israeli tilapia; Golden tilapia; Blue tilapia)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The blue tilapia or Israeli tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. Native to Northern and Western Africa, and the Middle East, through introductions it is now also established elsewhere, including parts of the United States, where it has been declared an invasive species and has caused significant environmental damage. It is known as blue kurper in South Africa.
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Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Oreochromis aureus

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  18 inches (46 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  On/In self
Litter Size [1]  1,800
Maximum Longevity [1]  6 years
Migration [2]  Potamodromous
Diet [2]  Omnivore, Planktivore, Detritivore
Female Maturity [1]  1 year

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Ciénaga de Zapata National Park 1606900 Cuba  
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States
Omo Strict Natural Reserve Forest Reserve 328086 Nigeria  

Prey / Diet

Boiga dendrophila (Gold-ringed Cat Snake, Mangrove Snake)[3]
Bosmina longirostris[3]
Keratella cochlearis[3]

Predators

Anhinga anhinga (Anhinga)[3]

Consumers

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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