Oreochromis niloticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Cichlomorphae Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Oreochromini
Genus: Oreochromis
Species:
Subspecies (8): O. n. baringoensis – O. n. cancellatus – O. n. eduardianus – O. n. filoa – O. n. niloticus – O. n. sugutae – O. n. tana – O. n. vulcani

Name

Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Original combination: Perca nilotica

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 290. Reference page.
Oreochromis niloticus in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Nylkurper
العربية: البلطي النيلي
български: Нилска тилапия
বাংলা: নাইলোটিকা
català: Tilàpia del Nil
čeština: Tlamoun nilský
English: Nile Tilapia
español: Tilapia del Nilo
suomi: Niilintilapia
français: Tilapia du Nil
עברית: אמנון היאור
magyar: Nílusi tilápia
Bahasa Indonesia: Ikan nila
italiano: Tilapia del Nilo
Jawa: Iwak Nila
norsk: Nilmunnruger
polski: Tilapia nilowa
português: Tilápia-do-nilo
ikirundi: Ingege
తెలుగు: క్విలూ చేప, కొరమేని
ไทย: ปลานิล
українська: Тиляпія нільська
Tiếng Việt: Rô phi sông Nin
中文: 尼羅口孵非鯽