Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)
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267. Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) View in CoL
Common name. Blue tilapia
Taxonomy. Original description: Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864: 229 , pl. 8, fig. 5 [locality unknown; no types known].
Revisions. Trewavas (1965: 265) as Tilapia aurea; Trewavas (1982: 12).
Illustrations. Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020: 255, fig. 468).
Distribution in Iran. —Distribution in River Basin: Tigris.―Distribution in Ecoregions: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.
Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture/research.
Status in Iran. [Exotic].—Tilapi-e Abi.—Listed in previous checklists from Iran by Esmaeili et al. (2017 a, 2018); Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. (2020) and Eagderi et al. (2022). Iran material: IMNRF-UT.
Conservation. IUCN: NE.
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