Tilapia
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https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2020-0016 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8AD77FDB-B04C-4E38-AA60-FE781A01273A |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/564D87BD-FFAB-5E7D-FE8C-FBABFD35B43F |
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Diego |
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Tilapia |
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Red Tilapia View in CoL View at ENA
( Fig. 106 View Fig [SPC])
References. Lim & Ng, 1990; Munro, 1990; Lim & Ng, 1992 (as Oreochromis spp. Hybrid); Goh et al., 2002 (as Tilapia View in CoL hybrid); Tan, 2014a (as Oreochromis View in CoL hybrid); Tan & Koh, 2017 (as Oreochromis sp. ).
Distribution. Pulau Ubin HDB quarry ( Lim & Ng, 1992); West Coast Park marsh pond ( Tan, 2014a), Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Tan & Koh, 2017); Yew Tee canal (Tan HH, pers. obs., 2016); Bishan Park (Andre, pers. obs., October 2016).
Remarks. This supposedly sterile hybrid of three species is brightly coloured (pink, orange or platinum) and frequently used for aquaculture ( Lim & Ng, 1990; Tan & Koh, 2017). The juvenile individuals of this species are commonly sold as live feed in the ornamental fish trade (Tan HH, pers. obs.).
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