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    Species Accepted

    Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Nile mouthbreeder
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Oreochromis
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Nil-Flussbarsch German
      Nilbuntbarsch German
      Nile mouthbreeder English
      Nile tilapia English
      nijltilapia Dutch
      tilapia del Nilo Spanish
      tilapia du Nil French

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      14 results
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      9 results
      Arambourg, C. (1948). Observations sur le Quaternaire de la région du Hoggar. Travaux de l’Institut de Recherches Sahariennes, 7–18. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=512881
      Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema Naturae. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, iii + 824 pp.
      Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm], 1. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.542 10.5962/bhl.title.542
      Taxonomic notes on the Oreochromis niloticus subspecies-complex (Pisces: Cichlidae), with a description of a new subspecies. (1992). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 70(11), 2161–2165. https://doi.org/10.1139/z92-291 10.1139/z92-291
      FAO. FAO Species Identification and Data Programme (SIDP). Aquatic Species Fact Sheets. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=131431
      Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verhandlungen Der K.-K. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, v. 14: 223–232, Pls. 7–8. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=498072
      Nelson, J. S., Crossman, E. J., Espinosa-Pérez, H., Findley, L. T., Gilbert, C. R., Lea, R. N., & Williams, J. D. (2004). Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada and Mexico Special Publication. American Fisheries Society, 29 American Fisheries Society: Bethesda. ISBN 1-888569-61-1. 386 + CD-Rom, pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=168273
      VLIZ. (2016). Wetenschappelijke en handelsbenamingen voor visserij- en aquacultuurproducten op de Belgische markt. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota’s, BIN 2016_001, Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee: Oostende. 28 + Annex. pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=258892
      Nichols, J. T. (1923). A new wrasse and two new cichlids from northeast Africa. American Museum Novitates, No. 65: 1–4. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=492819

      Citation

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