Tilapia
Synonyms
Mozambique Tilapia
Mozambique Tilapias
Oreochromis mossambicus
Tilapia mossambica
Tilapia, Mozambique
Tilapias, Mozambique
A freshwater fish used as an experimental organism and for food. This genus of the family Cichlidae (CICHLIDS) inhabits Central and South America (one species extends north into Texas), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India.