Mali country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1992
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the upper and middle Niger basin, and the upper Senegal (Ref. 53405). Also Ref. 2.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ml.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.orleans.ird.fr/~pechedcn/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2003
National Database:

Classification / Names

ऐकटीनोप्टीरेजी (रेज़-फिन्नढ मछलियाँ) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Тилапия нильская, Tilapia du Nil, Tilapia del Nilo, ... more

Main reference

Trewavas, E. 1983. (Ref. 2)
संदर्भ | Biblio | संयोजक : Kullander, Sven O. | सहयोगीयो

आकार / वज़न / Age

Max length : 60.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 4967); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 4.3 kg (Ref. 40637); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 9 वर्षो (Ref. 164)

Length at first maturity
L_m 18.6, range 6 - 28 cm

पर्यावरण

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा बेनथोपिलाजिक; पोटामोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 0 - 20 m (Ref. 32849), usually ? - 20 m (Ref. 34290)

जलवायु / सीमा

Tropical; 14°C - 33°C (Ref. 3), preferred ?; 32°N - 5°S, 17°W - 38°E

वितरण

Africa: naturally occurring in coastal rivers of Israel (Ref. 5166), Nile basin (including lake Albert, Edward and Tana), Jebel Marra, Lake Kivu, Lake Tanganyika, Awash River, various Ethiopian lakes, Omo River system, Lake Turkana, Suguta River and Lake Baringo (Ref. 2). In West Africa natural distribution covers the basins of the Senegal, Gambia, Volta, Niger, Benue and Chad, with introduced specimens reported from various coastal basins (Ref. 53405). Widely introduced for aquaculture, with many existing strains. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. The following subspecies were previously recognized: Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis, Oreochromis niloticus cancellatus, Oreochromis niloticus eduardianus, Oreochromis niloticus filoa, Oreochromis niloticus niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus sugutae, Oreohromis niloticus tana and Oreohromis niloticus vulcani.
देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Short description

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 15 - 18; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 11-13; गुदा कांटा 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 9 - 11; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 30 - 32. Diagnosis: jaws of mature male not greatly enlarged (length of lower jaw 29-37 % of head length); genital papilla of breeding male not tassellated (Ref. 2). Most distinguishing characteristic is the presence of regular vertical stripes throughout depth of caudal fin (Ref. 4967, 53405).

Occur in a wide variety of freshwater habitats like rivers, lakes, sewage canals and irrigation channels (Ref. 28714). Mainly diurnal. Feed mainly on phytoplankton or benthic algae. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Mouthbrooding by females (Ref. 2). Extended temperature range 8-42 °C, natural temperature range 13.5 - 33 °C (Ref. 3). Maximum depth from Ref. 34290. Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987).