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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=amphimelas ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=amphimelas http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=amphimelas ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=amphimelas https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Oreochromis&speciesname=amphimelas ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Oreochromis-amphimelas.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Oreochromis Species in    Cichlidae - Classification - Pseudocrenilabrinae Cichlidae Cichliformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Oreochromis amphimelas ( Hilgendorf , 1905 ) Manyara tilapia Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Oreochromis amphimelas Picture by FAO Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae Etymology: Oreochromis: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Hilgendorf . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical; 3°N - 5°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: several shallow saline lakes in central Tanzania (Ref. 118630 ), like lakes Manyara, Eyasi, Kitangiri, Singida and Sulungali (Ref. 5166 , 118638 ). Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ? , range 8 - ? cm Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 8 - 11; Vertebrae : 30 - 32. Diagnosis: Slender bodied tilapia, characterised by its small eye and slender head profile with terminal mouth (Ref. 118638 ); further a narrow preorbital bone and scales of nape, dorsum and belly are very small, the transition from flank to belly scales abrupt, along a curve from base of pectoral fin to vent (Ref. 2 ). The upper profile of the head is nearly horizontal and in specimens larger than 130 mm total length there is a steep rise from the occiput to the dorsal fin; the caudal peduncle is long and dorsal and anal fins do not reach its posterior end when adpressed (Ref. 2 ). Live territorial males have jet black dorsal fins and are black underneath but are pinkish-red on flank and caudal fin; under stress, such as following capture, the flanks darken and the whole fish appear dark grey, apart from the reddish tailfin; females and non-territorial males grey/silver with pale ventral region (Ref. 118638 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Found in lakes (Ref. 4967 ); small bodied forms are present in Lake Eyasi, Lake Manyara and Lake Sulungali, while large bodied forms can be found in Lake Kitangiri and Lake Singida (Ref. 4967 , 118638 ). It is microphagous (Ref. 54840 ). A maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 2 , 118638 ). Limited potential as an aquaculture species, it comprises a high proportion of the catch in lakes where it is found (Ref. 118638 ). IUCN conservation status is endangered, due to restricted distribution, drought and overfishing (Ref. 118638 ). There is some indication of hybridization with Oreochromis niloticus and O. esculentus (Ref. 118638 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae A maternal mouthbrooder (Ref. 118638 ). Breeding cycle of about 7 weeks; there is evidence of biparental mouthbrooding (Ref. 2 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators Trewavas, E. , 1983. Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon , Oreochromis and Danakilia . British Mus. Nat. Hist., London, UK. 583 p. (Ref. 2 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Endangered (EN)  (B1ab(i,iii,v)); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00827 - 0.04391), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100). Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 24.3 [9.2, 128.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.05 [0.48, 2.47] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.5, 19.1] %; Omega3 = 0.174 [0.085, 0.377] g/100g; Selenium = 51.6 [24.6, 109.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.8 [1.7, 41.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.73 [0.95, 4.05] mg/100g (wet weight); Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : localhost Page last modified by : mrius-barile - 20 July 2016 Fatal error : Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function checkEcotox(), 1 passed in /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php on line 2304 and exactly 3 expected in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2579 Stack trace: #0 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(2304): checkEcotox() #1 {main} thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2579 Updated: 2024-04-16 03:55:06 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation