Tilapias
Subtitle: Biology and Exploitation (Fish & Fisheries Series)
Contributors: M.C.M Beveridge (Editor); B. McAndrew (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9780792363910
Subjects: Fishes (ichthyology); Microbiology (non-medical); Nature; Fisheries & Aquaculture; Science; Science/Mathematics; Tilapia; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Science / Ecology; Science / Marine Biology; Technology-Fisheries & Aquaculture; Fish-culture; Fish; Life Sciences - Biology - General
First sentence: Today tilapia is used as a common name for a large number of species within the cichlid tribe Tilapiini particularly the species in the three genera Tilapia, Sarotherodon and Oreochromis, especially the larger species most commonly caught in wild fisheries or those used in aquaculture.