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RFE Page 2 - Hazard, Market, Geographic and Nomenclature Information for Nile Tilapia (Tilapia; Tilapia nilotica)

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Nomenclature Table

RFE LinkFDA - SL Market Name
FDA - SL Common Name
FDA - SL Scientific Name
RFE 2 Letter Code
RFE 8 Letter Code
FDA - SL Vernacular NamesAFS Common Name
AFS Scientific Name
AFS Other Names
AFS Synonyms
FAO Scientific Name
FAO Species Code
FAO Common Name English
FAO Common Name French
FAO Common Name Spanish
FAO Synonyms






Nile TilapiaFDA-SL Market Name: Tilapia
FDA-SL Common Name: Nile Tilapia
FDA-SL Sci. Name: Tilapia nilotica
FDA RFE WWW 2 Letter code: tn
FDA RFE 8 Letter code: tilanilo
Vernac. 1) Nile Mouthbrooder








AFS Common Name: Nile Tilapia
AFS Sci. Name: Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1758)
AFS Other Names:   N.A.

AFS Synonyms: Oreochromis niloticus
FAO Sci. Name:   N.A.
FAO Species Code:   N.A.
FAO Common English:   N.A.
FAO Common French:   N.A.
FAO Common Spanish:   N.A.
FAO Sci. Name with Ref.:   

FAO Synonyms:   N.A.

Geographic Distribution Table

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Fish ImageNile Tilapia
Tilapia nilotica
Tilapia
West Africa, North Africa to Israel, central Africa

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