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Sarotherodon galilaeus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Mango tilapia
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Israel country information

Common names: Amnon hagalil, Amnun galil, Nusht abiad
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref: Krupp, F. and W. Schneider, 1989
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Yarqon, Hula and Lake Kinneret. Not threatened in Israel (but elsewhere). May have been introduced (Ref. 74657).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Johnson, R.P., 1974
National Database:

Classification / Names

ऐकटीनोप्टीरेजी (रेज़-फिन्नढ मछलियाँ) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Main reference

आकार / वज़न / Age

Max length : 39.5 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 57961); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 1.6 kg (Ref. 2756)

Length at first maturity
Lm 16.3, range 16 - ? cm

पर्यावरण

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल; खारा ड़िमरसल; पोटामोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243); गहराई सीमा 5 - ? m (Ref. 28714)

जलवायु / सीमा

Subtropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?; 35°N - 15°S

वितरण

Africa and Eurasia: Jordan system, especially in lakes; coastal rivers of Israel; Nile system, including the delta lakes and Lake Albert and Turkana; in West Africa in the Senegal, Gambia, Casamance, Géba, Konkouré, Sassandra, Bandama, Comoé, Niger, Volta, Tano, Lake Bosumtwi, Mono, Ouémé, Ogun, Cross, Benue, Logone, Shari and Lake Chad; Draa (Morocco), Adrar (Mauritania); Saharian oases Borku, Ennedi and Tibesti in northern Chad; Sanaga and Nyong basins in Cameroon (Ref. 4999). In the Congo basin, Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri is known from the lower and middle Congo River from Matadi to Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool) and the lower Kasai (Ref. 2) and Lukenie (Ref. 55074) while Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus is present in the middle Congo River basin, in the middle Congo River and drainages of the Ubangi, Uele (Ref. 2, 55074), Itimbiri (Ref. 2, 55074, 106290), Aruwimi (Ref. 106290) and Lomami (Ref. 106245). Sarotherodon galilaeus is also reported from the Luilaka River (Ruki drainage, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 93897). Five subspecies are recognized: Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus, Sarotherodon galilaeus boulengeri, Sarotherodon galilaeus galilaeus, Sarotherodon galilaeus multifasciatus, Sarotherodon galilaeus sanagaensis.
देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | भूमिका

Short description

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 15 - 17; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 12-13; गुदा कांटा 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 9 - 11; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 28 - 30. Diagnosis: 21-25 rakers on lower limb of first arch; length of lower pharyngeal jaw < 43.5% of head length; 29-32 scales in lateral line series; head length 32.5-39% of standard length; toothed area of lower pharyngeal jaw broad > 2-3 times in keel length (Ref. 81260).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Has been known to occur at 9°C; occasionally form schools; territorial (Ref. 2). Adults prefer open waters but juveniles and breeding adults are found inshore (Ref. 4999). Often associated with beds of submerged vegetation in Sudd lakes; feed on algae and fine organic debris; bi-parental mouthbrooder (Ref. 28714). Lacks marked sexual dichromatism when sexually active; forms temporary pair bonds (Ref. 81260). Maximum size recorded at 41.0 cm TL (Ref. 2756).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

मात्स्यिकी: व्यापारिक; जलीयकृषि: व्यापारिक; जलजीवालय: व्यापारिक

साधन

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इंटरनेट स्रोत

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.0   ±0.00 se; Based on food items.

लौटाव (Ref. 69278)
माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.22-0.5; tm=1.5-2; Fec > 1,000)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown