Oreochromis placidus explained

The black tilapia (Oreochromis placidus) is a freshwater species of fish of the genus Oreochromis, found in the wide region of Southern Africa. It is a edible tropical fish.[1]

Description

The black tilapia can grow to the recorded maximum length of 35.5 cm (14 inches).[2] The fish is silvery to steel-grey, with white abdomen. There is a red or orange margin on the dorsal and grey or black marblings on the gill-cover.[3] The species are only reported to be found in fresh water at low altitudes and latitudes which suggests its relatively low salinity and temperature tolerances.[4]

Distribution

The species are mainly found in the lower Zambezi river and other rivers southwards such as Runde, Pungwe, Rovuma and Buzi river.[5] It is also found in the lakes nearby.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Eissa . Alaa Eldin . Attia . Marwa M. . El Zlitne . Rabia A. . Magdy . Ayad A. . Edrees . Asmaa . Sharaf . Mahmoud S. . Mahmoud . Abeer E. . Abdelbaky . Awad A. . Abd ElMaged . Rehab R. . Ismael . Elshaimaa . Qorany . Rehab A. . El Moghazi . Doaa F. . Prince . Abdelbary . Afiffy . Emad A. . El Behiri . Said . Younis . Nehal A. . The puzzling etiologies of transient black discoloration in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) intensively cultured under RAS system . Aquaculture International . 22 November 2023 . 32 . 581–592 . 10.1007/s10499-023-01328-9 . en . 1573-143X. free .
  2. El-Sayed . Abdel-Fattah M . Alternative dietary protein sources for farmed tilapia, Oreochromis spp. . Aquaculture . 1 September 1999 . 179 . 1 . 149–168 . 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00159-3 . 3 December 2023 . 0044-8486.
  3. Nascimento . Beatriz Miguez . de Paula . Thiago Silva . Brito . Paulo Marques Machado . DNA barcode of tilapia fish fillet from the Brazilian market and a standardized COI haplotyping for molecular identification of Oreochromis spp. (Actinopterygii, Cichlidae) . Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments . 1 December 2023 . 3 . 100059 . 10.1016/j.fsiae.2022.100059 . 2666-9374. free .
  4. Dalu . T . Clegg . Bw . Nhiwatiwa . T . A study of the ichthyofauna of a small tropical reservoir, south-eastern lowveld, Zimbabwe . African Journal of Aquatic Science . 29 November 2013 . 38 . sup1 . 105–113 . 10.2989/16085914.2013.768953 . 3 December 2023 . en . 1608-5914.
  5. Shechonge . Asilatu . Ngatunga . Benjamin P. . Bradbeer . Stephanie J. . Day . Julia J. . Freer . Jennifer J. . Ford . Antonia G. P. . Kihedu . Jonathan . Richmond . Tabitha . Mzighani . Semvua . Smith . Alan M. . Sweke . Emmanuel A. . Tamatamah . Rashid . Tyers . Alexandra M. . Turner . George F. . Genner . Martin J. . Widespread colonisation of Tanzanian catchments by introduced Oreochromis tilapia fishes: the legacy from decades of deliberate introduction . Hydrobiologia . 2019 . 832 . 1 . 235–253 . 10.1007/s10750-018-3597-9 . 0018-8158. free . 30880833 . 6394791 .
  6. Bradbeer . Stephanie J. . Harrington . Jack . Watson . Henry . Warraich . Abrahim . Shechonge . Asilatu . Smith . Alan . Tamatamah . Rashid . Ngatunga . Benjamin P. . Turner . George F. . Genner . Martin J. . Limited hybridization between introduced and Critically Endangered indigenous tilapia fishes in northern Tanzania . Hydrobiologia . 1 April 2019 . 832 . 1 . 257–268 . 10.1007/s10750-018-3572-5 . en . 1573-5117. free . 1983/92db718c-a4e6-40f9-a62f-a3497d55dc9e . free .

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