Oreochromis 4048662 201327736 2008-03-27T14:34:52Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Taxobox | name = ''Oreochromis'' | image= Oreochromis mossambicus by NPS.jpg | image_caption= [[Mozambique tilapia]]<br/>(''Oreochromis mossambicus'') | image_width = 220px | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Actinopterygii]] | ordo = [[Perciformes]] | familia = [[Cichlidae]] | subfamilia = [[Pseudocrenilabrinae]] | tribus = [[Tilapiini]] | genus = '''''Oreochromis''''' | genus_authority = [[Albert C. L. G. Günther|Günther]], [[1889]] | type_species = ''Oreochromis hunteri'' | type_species_authority = Günther, 1889 | subdivision_ranks = [[Species]] | subdivision = Over 30 (but see text) }} '''''Oreochromis''''' is a large [[genus]] of [[tilapiine]] [[cichlid]]s, [[fish]]es [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Africa. Members of this genus, as well as those of the genera ''[[Tilapia (genus)|Tilapia]]'' and ''[[Sarotherodon]]'', share the [[Common name#Biological common names|common name]] "[[tilapia]]". The genus contains more than 30 [[species]], and numerous undescribed forms exist. Judging from [[mtDNA]] [[DNA sequence|sequence]] analysis, there seem to be several [[clade]]s. In addition, some species (such as ''[[Oreochromis urolepis]]'' and the [[Blue tilapia]] ''O. aureus'') seem closer to ''Sarotherodon'' according to the mtDNA data. Research is hampered by the fact that [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridization]] runs rampant in these fishes, which confounds mtDNA data (see discussion at [[Wami tilapia]]), and that the fast speed of [[evolution]] makes choice of appropriate [[nuclear DNA]] sequences difficult.(Nagl ''et al.'' 2001) ==Species== * ''[[Oreochromis amphimelas]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis andersonii]]'' <small>(Castelnau, 1861){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Three-spotted tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis angolensis]]'' <small>(Trewavas, 1973){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis aureus]]'' <small>(Steindachner, 1864){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Blue tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis chungruruensis]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis esculentus]]'' &ndash; [[Singida tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis hunteri]]'' &ndash; [[Lake Chala tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis ismailiaensis]]'' <small>Mekkawy, 1995{{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- + parentheses? --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis jipe]]'' &ndash; [[Jipe tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis karomo]]'' &ndash; [[Karomo]] * ''[[Oreochromis karongae]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis korogwe]]'' &ndash; [[Korogwe tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis lepidurus]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1899){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis leucostictus]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis lidole]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis macrochir]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1912){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Longfin tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis malagarasi]]'' <small>Trewavas, 1983{{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- + parentheses? --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis mortimeri]]'' <small>(Trewavas, 1983){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Kariba tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis mossambicus]]'' &ndash; [[Mozambique tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis mweruensis]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis niloticus]]'' &ndash; [[Nile tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis pangani]]'' ** ''[[Oreochromis pangani girigan]]'' <small>(Lowe, 1955){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> ** ''[[Oreochromis pangani pangani]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis placidus]]'' <small>(Trewavas, 1941){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> ** ''[[Oreochromis placidus placidus]]'' &ndash; [[Black tilapia]] ** ''[[Oreochromis placidus ruvumae]]'' <small>(Trewavas, 1966){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis rukwaensis]]'' &ndash; [[Lake Rukwa tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis saka]]'' <small>(Lowe, 1953){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis salinicola]]'' <small>(Poll, 1948){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis schwebischi]]'' <small>(Sauvage, 1884){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis shiranus]]'' <small>Boulenger, 1897{{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- + parentheses? --></small> ** ''[[Oreochromis shiranus chilwae]]'' <small>(Trewavas, 1966){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Chilwa tilapia]] ** ''[[Oreochromis shiranus shiranus]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis spilurus]]'' <small>(Günther, 1894){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> ** ''[[Oreochromis spilurus niger]]'' <small>Günther, 1894{{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- + parentheses? --></small> &ndash; [[Athi River tilapia]] ** ''[[Oreochromis spilurus percivali]]'' <small>(Boulenger, 1912){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Buffalo Springs tilapia]] ** ''[[Oreochromis spilurus spilurus]]'' &ndash; [[Sabaki tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis squamipinnis]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis tanganicae]]'' * ''[[Oreochromis upembae]]'' <small>(Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> * ''[[Oreochromis urolepis]]'' <small>(Norman, 1922){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> ** ''[[Oreochromis urolepis hornorum]]'' &ndash; [[Wami tilapia]] ** ''[[Oreochromis urolepis urolepis]]'' <small>(Norman, 1922){{Verify source|date=March 2008}}<!-- verify parentheses --></small> &ndash; [[Rufigi tilapia]] * ''[[Oreochromis variabilis]]'' &ndash; [[Victoria tilapia]] ==References== {{commonscat}} * {{FishBase genus | genus = Oreochromis | month = October | year = 2006}} * {{aut|Nagl, Sandra; Tichy, Herbert; Mayer, Werner E.; Samonte, Irene E.; McAndrew, Brendan J. & Klein, Jan}} (2001): Classification and Phylogenetic Relationships of African Tilapiine Fishes Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' '''20'''(3): 361–374. <small>{{doi|10.1006/mpev.2001.0979}}</small> [[Category:Cichlidae]] [[Category:Fish of Africa]] {{Tilapiini-stub}} [[fr:Oreochromis]] [[pl:Oreochromis]] [[vi:Oreochromis]]