Oreochromis

E223352

Oreochromis is a genus of African cichlid fishes that includes several important tilapia species widely farmed for food in freshwater aquaculture.

All labels observed (15)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
aquacultureRegion Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName tilapias ⓘ
describedAs genus of African cichlid fishes ⓘ
diet herbivorous tendencies ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ
domain Eukaryota ⓘ
linked to: Eukarya
economicImportance major aquaculture genus ⓘ
family Cichlidae ⓘ
farmedSpeciesIncludes Blue tilapia ⓘ
Mozambique tilapia ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Nile tilapia ⓘ
habitat freshwater ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ
rivers ⓘ
impact can become invasive in non-native ecosystems ⓘ
importance one of the most important finfish groups in global aquaculture ⓘ
includesTaxon Oreochromis andersonii ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis aureus ⓘ
Oreochromis esculentus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis karongae ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis leucostictus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis macrochir ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis mossambicus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis niloticus ⓘ
linked to: Nile tilapia

Oreochromis shiranus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis spilurus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis tanganicae ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis urolepis ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis

Oreochromis variabilis ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
introducedTo many tropical and subtropical regions outside native range ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Africa ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
order Cichliformes ⓘ
parentalCare maternal mouthbrooding in many species ⓘ
parentTaxon Cichlidae ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction mouthbrooding ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
tolerance wide range of environmental conditions ⓘ
usedFor aquaculture ⓘ
food production ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nile tilapia → genus → Oreochromis ⓘ
Nile tilapia → binomialName → Oreochromis niloticus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis mossambicus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis urolepis ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis andersonii ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis karongae ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis shiranus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis macrochir ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis esculentus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis leucostictus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis spilurus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis tanganicae ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → includesTaxon → Oreochromis variabilis ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Oreochromis → farmedSpeciesIncludes → Mozambique tilapia ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Cichlidae → notableSpecies → Oreochromis mossambicus ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis
Cichlidae → notableSpecies → Tilapia rendalli ⓘ
linked to: Oreochromis