Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899

Spotted tilapia

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Cichlidae \| Pseudocrenilabrinae
Synonyms	Tilapia mariae mariae, Tilapia dubia, Tilapia meeki, ... more
Common names	Tilapia, Mpupa, 点非鲫, ... more

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Main reference

Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1991. (Ref. 5163)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 39.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); common length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. published weight: 1,360 g (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19

Climate / Range

Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672); 9°N - 2°N, 9°W - 11°E (Ref. 55202)

Africa: Coastal lagoons and lower river courses from the Tabou River (Côte d'Ivoire) to the Kribi River (Cameroon), but absent from the area between the Pra River (Ghana) and Benin (Ref. 53405).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Diagnosis: body rather elevated (body depth 46.9-51.6% SL); outer teeth on jaws bicuspid and spatulated; micro-gillrakers present; adults (> 150 mm) with a series of dark blotches in the middle of the flanks (sometimes body entirely blackish), juveniles with seven to nine large vertical bands (Ref. 53405). Description: lower pharyngeal bone as long as broad, length of toothed part 46.9-55.7% of total bone length; inner jaw teeth tricuspid, posterior pharyngeal teeth bicuspid, not broadened; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405). Coloration: in life: juveniles: ground colour yellowish; belly whitish, sometimes reddish, back and top of head brownish-yellow; sides and caudal peduncle with 7-9 broad, brownish-black cross bars; dark bar on occiput and gill cover and another one between eyes and on cheek; dorsal, anal and caudal fins yellow-brown, showing same pattern of bars as on body, anal fin darker distally; pelvic fins yellowish, their anterior margins brownish (Ref. 53405). Adults have 2 different colour patterns: 1) back, sides and fins entirely black, with very narrow red edge along upper margins of dorsal and caudal fins 2) spotted pattern consisting of yellow ground colour becoming greenish on back and olive-green on top of head; in both forms, belly white; sides and caudal peduncle with 5-6 distinct mid-lateral black spots, more close-set on caudal peduncle; scales on sides below midline often with central red spot; unpaired fins greenish, with numerous light red spots between soft rays; blue fringe, edged by narrow red band on distal margins of dorsal and caudal fins, and occasionally all around caudal fin; pelvic fins greenish, darker on anterior margin (Ref. 53405).

Live in still or flowing waters in rocky or mud-bottom areas (Ref. 44894). Occur in warm springs and mud-bottomed to sand-bottomed canals (Ref. 5723). Consume plant matter. Reache sexual maturity at 10-15 centimeters length. Parents prepare nest site on logs, leaves and other debris. The eggs (600-3300 per female) are guarded by the parents and hatch in 1-3 days. Parental care of the brood continues until the fish are about 2.5-3.0 centimeters (Ref. 44894).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Ortañez, Auda Kareen

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