Oreochromis placidus
Species of fish
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 .[ 2]
Description
The black tilapia can grow to the recorded maximum length of 35.5 cm (14 inches).[ 3] 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.[ 4] 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.[ 5]
Distribution
The species are mainly found in the lower Zambezi river and other rivers southwards such as Runde , Pungwe , Rovuma and Buzi river .[ 6] It is also found in the lakes nearby.[ 7]
References
^ "Reference Summary - IUCN, 2022" . fishbase.mnhn.fr . Retrieved 28 November 2023 .
^ 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. (22 November 2023). "The puzzling etiologies of transient black discoloration in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) intensively cultured under RAS system" . Aquaculture International . 32 : 581–592. doi :10.1007/s10499-023-01328-9 . ISSN 1573-143X .
^ El-Sayed, Abdel-Fattah M (1 September 1999). "Alternative dietary protein sources for farmed tilapia, Oreochromis spp" . Aquaculture . 179 (1): 149–168. doi :10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00159-3 . ISSN 0044-8486 . Retrieved 3 December 2023 .
^ Nascimento, Beatriz Miguez; de Paula, Thiago Silva; Brito, Paulo Marques Machado (1 December 2023). "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 . 3 : 100059. doi :10.1016/j.fsiae.2022.100059 . ISSN 2666-9374 .
^ Dalu, T; Clegg, Bw; Nhiwatiwa, T (29 November 2013). "A study of the ichthyofauna of a small tropical reservoir, south-eastern lowveld, Zimbabwe" . African Journal of Aquatic Science . 38 (sup1): 105–113. doi :10.2989/16085914.2013.768953 . ISSN 1608-5914 . Retrieved 3 December 2023 .
^ 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. (2019). "Widespread colonisation of Tanzanian catchments by introduced Oreochromis tilapia fishes: the legacy from decades of deliberate introduction" . Hydrobiologia . 832 (1): 235–253. doi :10.1007/s10750-018-3597-9 . ISSN 0018-8158 . PMC 6394791 . PMID 30880833 .
^ Bradbeer, Stephanie J.; Harrington, Jack; Watson, Henry; Warraich, Abrahim; Shechonge, Asilatu; Smith, Alan; Tamatamah, Rashid; Ngatunga, Benjamin P.; Turner, George F.; Genner, Martin J. (1 April 2019). "Limited hybridization between introduced and Critically Endangered indigenous tilapia fishes in northern Tanzania" . Hydrobiologia . 832 (1): 257–268. doi :10.1007/s10750-018-3572-5 . hdl :1983/92db718c-a4e6-40f9-a62f-a3497d55dc9e . ISSN 1573-5117 .