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.