WoRMS taxon details
Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)
279196 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279196)
accepted
Species
Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864 · unaccepted
Oreochromis auraeus (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sarotherodon aureum (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted
Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864) · unaccepted
Tilapia aurea exul Steinitz, 1951 · unaccepted
Tilapia kacherbi Wunder, 1960 · unaccepted
Tilapia kashabi Elster, 1958 · unaccepted
Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960 · unaccepted
Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954 · unaccepted
Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz, 1951 · unaccepted
(of Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864) Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 14: 223-232, Pls. 7-8. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279196 on 2025-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864) Steindachner, F. (1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. <em>Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien.</em> v. 14: 223-232, Pls. 7-8. [details]
original description (of Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960) Blache, J.; Miton, F. (1960). Poissons nouveaux du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi (suite et fin). III. Cyprinodontidae-Cichlidae. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2).</em> 32 (3): 214-218. [details]
original description (of Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954) Daget, J. (1954). Les poissons du Niger Supérieur. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire.</em> No. 36: 1-391. [details]
original description (of Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960) Blache, J.; Miton, F. (1960). Poissons nouveaux du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi (suite et fin). III. Cyprinodontidae-Cichlidae. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2).</em> 32 (3): 214-218. [details]
original description (of Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954) Daget, J. (1954). Les poissons du Niger Supérieur. <em>Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire.</em> No. 36: 1-391. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | blauwe tilapia | [details] |
| English | blue tilapia | [details] |
| French | tilapia doré | [details] |
| German | Goldtilapia | [details] |
| Spanish | tilapia azul | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (180 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tilapia aurea exul Steinitz, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oreochromis aureus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia kashabi Elster, 1958)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954)
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis auraeus (Steindachner, 1864))
To FishBase images (Oreochromis aureus, by CAFS)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (102134 nucleotides; 61 proteins) (from synonym Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To GenBank (73703 nucleotides; 49961 proteins) (from synonym Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864)
To GenBank (73703 nucleotides; 49961 proteins)
To GenBank (73703 nucleotides; 49961 proteins) (from synonym Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Tilapia aurea exul Steinitz, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz, 1951)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Oreochromis aureus)
To Fishbase (from synonym Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton, 1960)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia kashabi Elster, 1958)
To Fishbase (from synonym Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954)
To Fishbase (from synonym Oreochromis auraeus (Steindachner, 1864))
To FishBase images (Oreochromis aureus, by CAFS)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (102134 nucleotides; 61 proteins) (from synonym Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To GenBank (73703 nucleotides; 49961 proteins) (from synonym Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864)
To GenBank (73703 nucleotides; 49961 proteins)
To GenBank (73703 nucleotides; 49961 proteins) (from synonym Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Global Invasive Species Database (GISD)
To ITIS
