Wami tilapia

The Wami tilapia lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, brackish environment.

(see discussion at Wami tilapia), and that the fast speed of evolution makes choice of appropriate nuclear DNA sequences difficult.(Nagl et al. More

The Wami tilapia is a tilapiine cichlid that grows to over 20 cm in length and is considered a useful food fish in Tanzania and the island of Zanzibar, where it may have been introduced by man. More

The Wami Tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis hornorum) PDF Print E-mail The Wami tilapia and Rufigi tilapia were once considered separate species in early aquaponics, but they have now been merged and the current More

Wami tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis hornorum) is a great choice for farmers wishing to utilize brackish environments, since this species can be grown in both fresh water and brackish water. More

The Wami tilapia and Rufigi tilapia were once considered separate species, but they have now been merged and the current scientific name for Wami tilapia is Oreochromis urolepis hornorum. (The scientific name for Rufigi tilapia is Oreochromis urolepis urolepis. More

salt tolerant variety of this fish is the Wami Tilapia and is thus best suited for brackish environments. The traditional method of Tilapia cultivation is by letting it grow in ponds. Then it makes use of natural surroundings to flourish. More

Common names

Mojarra in English
Mojarra in Spanish (español)
Mozambique tilapia in Unknown
Nile tilapia in Unknown
Redeye tilapia in English
Redeyed tilapia in English
Tilápia in Portuguese (Português)
Tilapia in Spanish (español)
Tilapia de Zanzibar in Spanish (español)
Tilapia hornorum in Spanish (español)
Tilapia mozambijska in Polish (polski)
Tilápia-de-Zanzibar in Portuguese (Português)
Wami tilapia in English
桑給巴非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese
桑给巴非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese
画眉口孵非鲫 in Mandarin Chinese
畫眉口孵非鯽 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Oreochromis
Species : Oreochromis urolepis
Authority : Trewavas,1966