Tilapia
genus of fish in the cichlid family (Cichlidae)
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCichlidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Research
8,204 papers- Tilapia, a good model for studying reproductive endocrinology.General and comparative endocrinology · 2024
- Tilapia lake virus: The story so far.Journal of fish diseases · 2020
- Managing the microbiological safety of tilapia from farm to consumer.
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Article
Tilapia is a genus of cichlid fishes endemic to freshwater habitats in Southern Africa. In the past this was a very large genus including all species with the common name tilapia, but today the vast majority are placed in other genera.
Species and taxonomy