Oreochromis mossambicus, Mozambique tilapia : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish, aquarium

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Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Mozambique tilapia
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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  mossambicus: From the Greek words oreos=of the mountains and chroma=color; mossambica describes the geographic area, Mozambique, to which the species is native (Ref. 79012).
More on author: Peters.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi


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