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Cichlidae
Nile tilapia
Oreochromis niloticus
Two hundred eggs sheltered in the maternal mouth
- Green
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Compressed
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
- Tropical fish
Green
Tropical
Regional distribution
Compressed
LargeNile tilapia is at home in rivers and lakes, living there as a freshwater fish. It is known for two hundred eggs sheltered in the maternal mouth.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Oreochromis
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Habitat
- Rivers and lakes
- Body shape
- Laterally compressed
- Diet
- Omnivorous
- Distribution
- Tropical fresh waters of Africa and the Americas
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Diet
Conservation status
