Tilapia: Difference between revisions

'''Tilapia''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ᵻ|ˈ|l|ɑː|p|i|ə}} {{respell|tih|LAH|pee|ə}}) is the [[common name#Biological common names|common name]] for nearly a hundred [[species]] of [[cichlid]] fish from the [[Coelotilapia joka|coelotilapine]], [[coptodon]]ine, [[Heterotilapia|heterotilapine]], [[Oreochromini|oreochromine]], [[Pelmatolapia|pelmatolapiine]], and [[Tilapiine cichlid|tilapiine]] [[tribe (biology)|tribes]] (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most important species placed in the Coptodonini and Oreochromini.<ref name=Dunz2013>{{cite journal | author1 = Andreas R.Dunz | author2 = Ulrich K.Schliewen | name-list-style = amp | year = 2013 | title = Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as ''Tilapia'' | journal = Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | volume = 68 | issue = 1 | pages = 64–80 | doi = 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015| pmid = 23542002 }}</ref> Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers, and lakes, and less commonly found living in [[brackish water]]. Historically, they have been of major importance in [[artisanal fishing]] in Africa, and they are of increasing [[aquaculture of tilapia|importance in aquaculture]] and [[aquaponics]]. Tilapia can become a problematic [[invasive species]] in new warm-water habitats such as Australia,<ref name="daff">{{cite web|url=http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/fisheries/pest-fish/noxious-fish/tilapia|title=Tilapia|date=January 2013 |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry}}</ref> whether deliberately or accidentally [[introduced species|introduced]], but generally not in temperate climates due to their inability to survive in cold water.

 

 

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