Common names of Oreochromis niloticus
n = 128
See Market names
Common Name Used in Language
(Dialect)
Type Official Trade Name
Akpafiatsi Ghana Ewe Vernacular No
Amnun yeor Israel Hebrew Vernacular No
Baringo tilapia Kenya English Vernacular No
Biering-pill Chad Kim Vernacular No
Bugu Nigeria Hausa Vernacular No
Bulti Sudan Arabic Vernacular No
Cá Rô phi vằn Viet Nam Vietnamese Vernacular No
Carpe Gabon French Vernacular No
Chikadai Japan Japanese Vernacular No
Cichlid Ghana English Vernacular No
Didee Ghana Ga Vernacular No
Edward tilapia Rwanda English Vernacular No
Ekouni Gabon Fang Vernacular No
Epia Nigeria Yoruba Vernacular No
Falga Nigeria Hausa Vernacular No
Garagaza Nigeria Hausa Vernacular No
Gargaza Nigeria Hausa Vernacular No
Gbolonu Ghana Ewe Vernacular No
Gmnit Ethiopia Tigrigna Vernacular No
Ifunu Nigeria Igbo Vernacular No
Igihonda Rwanda Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Vernacular No
Ingege y'inyamugera Rwanda Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Vernacular No
Isake Rwanda Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Vernacular No
Israil çipurası Turkey Turkish Vernacular No
Karfasa Nigeria Hausa Vernacular No
Karwa Nigeria Kanuri Vernacular No
Koroso Ethiopia Amharic Vernacular No
Kpakaru Sudan Zande Vernacular No
Logokpa Ghana Adangme Vernacular No
Logokpa Ghana Ewe Vernacular No
Mahere Uganda Nyankore Vernacular No
Maleya Fiji Fijian Vernacular No
Mango fish Ghana English Vernacular No
Mojarra Mexico Spanish Vernacular No
Mozambique tilapia USA English Vernacular No
Mpupa Nigeria Igbo Vernacular No
Munruvare Sweden Swedish Vernacular No
Ngege Kenya Luo Vernacular No
Ngege Kenya Swahili Vernacular No
Ngege Uganda Nyoro Vernacular No
Ngege Uganda Swahili Vernacular No
Ngege Tanzania Swahili Vernacular No
Niilintilapia Finland Finnish Vernacular No
Niiluse vääristilaapia Estonia Estonian Vernacular No
Nil-Maulbrüter Germany German Vernacular No
Nil-mundruger Denmark Danish Vernacular No
Nila Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Vernacular No
Nila Indonesia Batak Toba Vernacular No
Nila Indonesia Malay Vernacular No
Nila merah Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Vernacular No
Nilbuntbarsch Germany German Vernacular No
Nilcichlide Denmark Danish Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Chinese Taipei English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Fiji English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Hong Kong English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Kenya English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Mexico English AFS No
Nile tilapia Oman English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Philippines English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Puerto Rico English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Rwanda English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Saudi Arabia English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia United Arab Em. English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia UK English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Tanzania English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia USA English AFS No
Nile tilapia Yemen English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Zambia English Vernacular No
Nile tilapia Global English FAO No
Nilotica Bangladesh English Vernacular No
Nilska tilapija Slovenia Slovene Vernacular No
Nin Laos Laotian Vernacular No
Nsogora Uganda Gungu Vernacular No
Nyamami Kenya Luo Vernacular No
Peng-pill Chad Kim Vernacular No
Perege Tanzania Swahili Vernacular No
Petit lapia Madagascar Creole, French Vernacular No
Petit lapia Mauritius Creole, French Vernacular No
Petit lapia Reunion I. Creole, French Vernacular No
Pla nil Thailand Thai Vernacular No
Pla pla Philippines Tagalog Vernacular No
Qoroosoo Ethiopia Oromo Vernacular No
Rô phi Viet Nam Vietnamese Vernacular No
Sale Chad Kim Vernacular No
Sato Tanzania Swahili Vernacular No
Tatlı su çipurası Turkey Turkish Vernacular No
Tegr-pere Burkina Faso Mòoré Vernacular No
Tɛbɛnfin Burkina Faso Jula Vernacular No
Tilápia Brazil Portuguese (Unknown) Vernacular No
Tilapia Hong Kong English Vernacular No
Tilapia India Tamil Vernacular No
Tilapia Madagascar Creole, French Vernacular No
Tilapia Mauritius Creole, French Vernacular No
Tilapia Philippines Tagalog Vernacular No
Tilapia Puerto Rico Spanish Vernacular No
Tilapia Reunion I. Creole, French Vernacular No
Tilapia del Nilo Mexico Spanish AFS No
Tilapia del Nilo Spain Spanish FAO No
Tilapia du Nil France French FAO No
Tilapia du Nil France French Vernacular No
Tilapia du Nil Madagascar French Vernacular No
Tilapia du Nil Mauritius French Vernacular No
Tilapia du Nil Reunion I. French Vernacular No
Tilapia nilótica Mexico Spanish Vernacular No
Tilapia nilowa Poland Polish Vernacular No
Tilápia-do-nilo Brazil Portuguese Vernacular No
Tilapie Germany German Vernacular No
Tilapiya Philippines Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug (Maranao) Vernacular No
Tilapya Turkey Turkish Vernacular No
Tlamoun nilský Czechia Czech Vernacular No
Tome Nigeria Ijo Vernacular No
Trey tilapia chhnoht Cambodia Khmer Vernacular No
Tsokungi Nigeria Nupe Vernacular No
Uganda Uganda Swahili Vernacular No
Ukuobu Nigeria Ijo Vernacular No
Wass Senegal Wolof Vernacular No
Zogora Uganda Alur Vernacular No
Тилапия нильская Russia Russian FAO No
Тиляпія Ukraine Ukrainian Vernacular No
திலேப்பி India Tamil Vernacular No
ปลานิล Thailand Thai Vernacular No
尼罗口孵非鲫(引进) China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
尼罗口孵鱼 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
尼罗非鲫 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
尼羅口孵非鯽(引進) China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
尼羅口孵魚 Chinese Taipei Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
尼羅非鯽 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
나일틸라피아 Korea (South) Korean Vernacular No
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