Taxonomy Profile: Oreochromis (Günther 1889)

Oreochromis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Alcolapia
Thys van den Audenaerde 1969
Common Name(s):
blue tilapias []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Oreochromis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Acanthopterygii
Order : Perciformes
perch-like fishes |
Suborder : Labroidei
parrotfishes |
rainbowfishes |
wrasses |
labres |
poissons-perroquets |
Family : Cichlidae
cichlids |
cichlidés |
tilapias y mojarras de agua dulce |
Genus : Oreochromis
blue tilapias |
Oreochromis Direct Children(s):
Oreochromis urolepis
(Norman 1922)
Oreochromis aureus
(Steindachner 1864)
Oreochromis macrochir
(Boulenger 1912)
Oreochromis niloticus
(Linnaeus 1758)
Oreochromis amphimelas
(Hilgendorf 1905)
Oreochromis andersonii
(Castelnau 1861)
Oreochromis angolensis
(Trewavas 1973)
Oreochromis esculentus
(Graham 1928)
Oreochromis grahami
(Boulenger 1912)
Oreochromis karomo
(Poll 1948)
Oreochromis karongae
(Trewavas 1941)
Oreochromis korogwe
(Lowe 1955)
Oreochromis latilabris
(Seegers and Tichy 1999)
Oreochromis lidole
(Trewavas 1941)
Oreochromis malagarasi
(Trewavas 1983)
Oreochromis mortimeri
(Trewavas 1966)
Oreochromis mweruensis
(Trewavas 1983)
Oreochromis ndalalani
(Seegers and Tichy 1999)
Oreochromis pangani
(Lowe 1955)
Oreochromis placidus
(Trewavas 1941)
Oreochromis rukwaensis
(Hilgendorf and Pappenheim 1903)
Oreochromis saka
(Lowe 1953)
Oreochromis schwebischi
(Sauvage 1884)
Oreochromis shiranus
(Boulenger 1897)
Oreochromis spilurus
(Günther 1894)
Oreochromis squamipinnis
(Günther 1864)
Oreochromis tanganicae
(Günther 1894)
Oreochromis upembae
(Thys van den Audenaerde 1964)
Oreochromis jipe
(Lowe 1955)
Oreochromis alcalica
(Hilgendorf 1905)
Oreochromis lepidurus
(Boulenger 1899)
Oreochromis leucostictus
(Trewavas 1933)
Oreochromis variabilis
(Boulenger 1906)
Oreochromis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Wayne C. Starnes
Notes:
Research Curator of Fishes, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Laboratory, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
Reference for:
Oreochromis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Oreochromis
Source:
Catalog of Fishes, 13-May-2004
Acquired:
2004-05-13
Notes:
http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/
Reference for:
Oreochromis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Eschmeyer, William N.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-01-01 / 1990-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Genera of Recent Fishes
Page(s):
iii + 697
Publisher:
California Academy of Sciences
Publication Place:
San Francisco, CA, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-940228-23-8/
Notes:
Reference for:
Oreochromis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Oreochromis
Oreochromis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Oreochromis: Comments