Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758)

Angulo, Arturo, Betts, Joel T., González-Alemán, Néstor J., Castañeda, Edgar, Berghe, Eric Van Den, Elías, Diego J., Mcmahan, Caleb D. & Matamoros, Wilfredo A., 2023, Continental fishes of Nicaragua: diversity, distribution and conservation status; with an annotated and illustrated checklist of species and an identification guide to families, Zootaxa 5376 (1), pp. 1-89 : 54

* Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) . Nile Tilapia; Tilapia, Tilapia del Nilo, Carpa

Vouchers: Not available. Distribution: Northern and eastern Africa; introduced throughout the world; ( Nicaragua) Co, Pr, GM, KP, Es, BF, IM, To, Sa, SJ, RF, LN (Atlantic), Ne, ER, PN and Ni (Pacific); 0–955 masl; Sec, Pot. Occurrence and conservation status: Exo. Literature: McKaye et al. (1995: 405; introduction and ecological aspects), McCrary et al. (1998: 46, 2007: 107; ecology, including a discussion of potential harmful effects, and information on distribution), Gros & Miguel-Frithz (2010: 269, as Orechromis sp. —misidentification; brief description, including illustrations, and information on distribution and ecology, plus indigenous science and ethnoichthyology), Al-Faisal & Mutlak (2014: 45; morphological data and species identification), Angulo (2021: 50; listed, including information on distribution) and Angulo & San Gil-León (2022: e4029; identification key and information on distribution).