Oreochromis urolepis
| Wami tilapia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Tilapiini |
| Genus: | Oreochromis |
| Species: | O. urolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Wami tilapia, Oreochromis urolepis, is a tilapiine cichlid native to African countries, but now found in many countries due to its food fish.
Males of this species reach 44.0 cm (17.3 in) in SL. It is a freshwater, and brackish benthopelagic species of tilapis, which has high value as a food, and also as an aquarium fish[1]
There are two subspecies, that are geographically separated.They are;
- Oreochromis urolepis hornorum (Trewavas, 1966) (Wami tilapia)
- Oreochromis urolepis urolepis (Norman, 1922) (Rufigi tilapia)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Oreochromis urolepis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=170018
- http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=469
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