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Germano Roberto Schüür, license: CC BY-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Subfamily:
Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:
Oreochromis
Species:
niloticus
Common:
Nile tilapia
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Freshwater
Brackish water
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Regions:
Africa - Inland Waters
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Europe - Inland Waters
North America - Inland Waters
South America - Inland Waters
Oceania - Inland Waters
Longrie, N., Poncin, P., Denoël, M., Gennotte, V., Delcourt, J., Parmentier, E. 2013. Behaviours Associated with Acoustic Communication in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). PLoS ONE, 8(4).
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Akian, D. D., Yao, K., Parmentier, E., Joassard, L., Clota, F., Baroiller, J.-F., Lozano, P., Chatain, B., Bégout, M.-L. 2020. Acoustic Signals Produced by Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and Black-Chinned Tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron during intra- and interspecific Pairings. Zoology, 143.
Longrie, N., Van Wassenbergh, S., Vandewalle, P., Mauguit, Q., Parmentier, E. 2009. Potential Mechanism of Sound Production in Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(21): 3395-3402.
Longrie, N., Fine, M. L., Parmentier, E. 2008. Innate Sound Production in the Cichlid Oreochromis niloticus. Journal of Zoology, 275(4): 413-417.