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Tilapia rendalli in Antigua and Barbuda
Redbreast tilapia

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Tilapia rendalli   (Boulenger, 1897)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture (Tiren_m0.jpg) by Seegers, L.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redbreast tilapia
Max. size:	45.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26550); max. published weight: 2,500 g (Ref. 26550); max. reported age: 7 years
Environment:	benthopelagic ; depth range 3 - 8 m
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C; 20°N - 20°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.18; tmax=7)
Distribution:	Africa: Kasai drainage (middle Congo River basin), throughout upper Congo River drainage, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, Zambesi, coastal areas from Zambesi Delta to Natal, Okavango and Cunene (Ref. 5163). Also in the Limpopo (Ref. 55074). Introduced elsewhere usually for weed control and aquaculture. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 29-29. Head and body mid to dark olive-green dorsally, paling over the flanks. Body usually with vertical bars only and scales with a dark basal crescent. Dorsal fin olive-green with a thin red margin and white to grey dark oblique spots on the soft rays; caudal fin spotted on dorsal half and red or yellow on ventral half (Ref. 4967, 34290).
Biology:	Prefer quiet, well-vegetated water along river littorals or backwaters, floodplains and swamps. Tolerant of a wide range of temperature (8-41°C) (Ref. 3) and salinity to 19 ppt (Ref. 7248). Form schools; is mainly diurnal. Juveniles feed on plankton. Adults feed mainly on higher plants and also algae, insects and crustaceans. Make excellent eating (Ref. 5214)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	potential pest
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1991. (Ref. 5163)
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Antigua and Barbuda country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ac.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	caricom-fisheries.com/antigua-fisheries/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Welcomme, R.L., 1988
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	Modified:  Froese, Rainer	Entered:  Welcomme, Robin L.

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Page created by: Eli, 20.10.03, last modified by Eli, 26.06.07