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
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1996582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Oreochromis Context triple: [Nile tilapia, genus, Oreochromis]
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Nile tilapia
Nile tilapia is a widely farmed freshwater fish species native to African river systems, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and importance in global aquaculture and local fisheries.
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Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
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Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes is a large order of ray-finned freshwater fishes that includes carps, minnows, loaches, and related species found worldwide.
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Entosphenus
Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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E.
Siluriformes
Siluriformes is the diverse order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as catfishes, characterized by barbels resembling whiskers and often bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater and some marine environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oreochromis Target entity description: Oreochromis is a genus of African cichlid fishes that includes several important tilapia species widely farmed for food in freshwater aquaculture.
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A.
Nile tilapia
Nile tilapia is a widely farmed freshwater fish species native to African river systems, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and importance in global aquaculture and local fisheries.
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B.
Epigonichthys
Epigonichthys is a genus of small, eel-like lancelets within the subphylum Cephalochordata, known for their simple, fish-like bodies that provide key insights into early chordate evolution.
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C.
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes is a large order of ray-finned freshwater fishes that includes carps, minnows, loaches, and related species found worldwide.
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D.
Entosphenus
Entosphenus is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys that includes several parasitic and anadromous species found primarily in North American freshwater and coastal marine environments.
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E.
Siluriformes
Siluriformes is the diverse order of ray-finned fishes commonly known as catfishes, characterized by barbels resembling whiskers and often bottom-dwelling habits in freshwater and some marine environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Oreochromis Description of subject: Oreochromis is a genus of African cichlid fishes that includes several important tilapia species widely farmed for food in freshwater aquaculture.
Referenced by (16)
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