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The red-hybrid Nile tilapia is known in the Thai language as pla thapthim (Thai: ปลาทับทิม, pronounced [plaːtʰap̚˦˥.tʰim]), meaning "pomegranate fish" or "ruby fish". [24] This type of tilapia is very popular in Thai cuisine, where it is prepared in a variety of ways. [25]
The red hybrid is known in Thai language as pla thapthim (Thai: ปลาทับทิม), whereas the black and silver striped hybrid is known as pla nin (Thai: ปลานิล; lit. "Nile fish"). Both hybrids of tilapia O. niloticus are very popular in Thai cuisine. [11] Some 300,000 farmers in Thailand raise species of tilapia. [10]
Presently, the introduced tilapia (hybrid Mozambique x Wami) are the main fish that can tolerate the high salinity levels. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Other tilapia, including redbelly , are present in nearby waters, but no longer able to survive the high salinity in the Salton Sea itself. [ 24 ]
Tilapia (/ t ɪ ˈ l ɑː p i ə / tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most important species placed in the Coptodonini and Oreochromini. [2]
The Wami tilapia (Oreochromis urolepis) or Rufiji tilapia is a species tilapiine cichlid that is native to Morogoro Region of Tanzania.It is an important food fish and has been introduced to several other countries, although most of these populations possibly are hybrids with close relatives, especially Mozambique and Nile tilapia.
Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus: Wild 235,003 Longtail tuna Thunnus tonggol: Wild 234,427 Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus: Wild 224,404 Giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon: Wild 212,504 North Pacific hake Merluccius productus: Wild 206,985 Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus: Wild 205,807 Japanese jack mackerel Trachurus ...
As of 2013, approximately 50 species of fish have been subject to genetic modification. This has resulted in more than 400 fish/trait combinations. Most of the modifications have been conducted on food species, such as Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), tilapia (genus) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio). [7]
The Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to the northern half of Africa and the Levante area (Lowe-McConnell, 1988). [4] Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range. The Nile Tilapia reaches up to 60 cm in length, and can exceed 5 kg.