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Aqua KE Government Documents 2003:7050040

Technical Publication

Tilapia

Life History and Biology

Thomas Popma and Michael Masser

Document format: pdf

Publisher: Southern Regional Aquaculture Center

Creation date: March 1999

Worldwide harvest of farmed tilapia has now surpassed 800,000 metric tons, and tilapia are second only to carps as the most widely farmed freshwater fish in the world. The Nile tilapia (O. niloticus) was one of the first fish species cultured. Illustrations from Egyptian tombs suggest that Nile tilapia were cultured more than 3,000 years ago. Tilapia have been called 'Saint Peter's fish' in reference to biblical passages about the fish fed to the multitudes. The Nile tilapia is still the most widely cultured species of tilapia in Africa.

Key Words: USDA • SRAC • Tilapia • Nile Tilapia • Biology






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