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Taxonomy - Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia) (Tilapia nilotica) (SPECIES)

Mnemonic iORENI
Taxon identifier i8128
Scientific name iOreochromis niloticus
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Common name iNile tilapia
Synonym iTilapia nilotica
Other names i›Oreochromis nilotica
›Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
›Perca nilotica
›Perca nilotica Linnaeus, 1758
Rank iSPECIES
Lineage i › cellular organisms
   › Eukaryota
     › Opisthokonta
       › Metazoa
         › Eumetazoa
           › Bilateria
             › Deuterostomia
               › Chordata
                 › Craniata
                   › Vertebrata
                     › Gnathostomata
                       › Teleostomi
                         › Euteleostomi
                           › Actinopterygii
                             › Actinopteri
                               › Neopterygii
                                 › Teleostei
                                   › Osteoglossocephalai
                                     › Clupeocephala
                                       › Euteleosteomorpha
                                         › Neoteleostei
                                           › Eurypterygia
                                             › Ctenosquamata
                                               › Acanthomorphata
                                                 › Euacanthomorphacea
                                                   › Percomorphaceae
                                                     › Ovalentaria
                                                       › Cichlomorphae
                                                         › Cichliformes
                                                           › Cichlidae
                                                             › African cichlids
                                                               › Pseudocrenilabrinae
                                                                 › Oreochromini
                                                                   › Oreochromis
See also › www.issg.org
› www.iucngisd.org
› en.wikipedia.org
› nas.er.usgs.gov
› www.biolib.cz
› NCBI
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