Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Angulo, Arturo, 2021, New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist, Zootaxa 5083 (1), pp. 1-72 : 50

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5083.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:14FA7505-F1F8-47F3-878C-AC349B50671D
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5821561
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/191E87DE-FF8D-FF94-D58F-8EA9FAA7FC84
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
status

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Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL .

Nile tilapia; Tilapia, Tilapia del Nilo.

Distribution: Global: Northern and eastern Africa; introduced throughout the world; Costa Rica: LN, RF, SJ, SC, Sa, To, Pa, Ma, Si (Atlantic), Ni, Be, Ta, Tr and Co (Pacific), 0–1250 m.a.s.l., Sec, Pot.

Occurrence and conservation status: Exo, LC.

References: Angulo et al. (2013: 1005; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data) and Al-Faisal & Mutlak (2014: 45; morphological data and species identification).