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Tilapia MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Tilapia
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.493.602.200.800
Unique ID
D017210
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017210
Annotation
TILAPIA NILOTICA and NILE TILAPIA see CICHLIDS are also available
Scope Note
A freshwater fish used as an experimental organism and for food. This genus of the family Cichlidae (CICHLIDS) inhabits Central and South America (one species extends north into Texas), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India.
Entry Term(s)
Mozambique Tilapia
Oreochromis mossambicus
Tilapia mossambica
Related Numbers
txid8127
Previous Indexing
Fishes (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93
History Note
93
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/22
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Tilapia Preferred
Tilapia mossambica Narrower
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