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: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780412800900
Subjects: Fishes (ichthyology); Microbiology (non-medical); Fish Culture (General); Hydrographic Biology; Nature; Science; Science/Mathematics; Fish; Fisheries & Aquaculture; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Science / Ecology; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Fish-culture; Tilapia
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.