Tilapia – An Excellent Candidate Species for World Aquaculture: A Review

Abstract

Aquaculture is currently playing, and will continue to play, a big part in boosting global fish production and in meeting the rising demand of fishery products. Capture fisheries production has levelled off and is no longer considered capable of sustaining the supply of fisheries products needed to meet the growing global demand. Tilapia is the common name for several species of cichlid fish inhabiting freshwater streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and less commonly in brackish water. Considered as an invasive species, tilapias are now of increasing importance in Aquaculture. Tilapia is the second most farmed fish world-wide and its production has quadrupled over the past decade because of its suitability for aquaculture, marketability and stable market prices. Native to Africa and Middle East, tilapias were introduced into over 90 countries for aquaculture and fisheries. Tilapia continued its rapid increase in global production. Recent production figures reported by various sources, our global production estimate for 2015 is 5,576,800 mt. Tilapias are now one of the most widely introduced fish globally that has clearly emerged as a very promising group in aquaculture.

Metabarcoding Analyses of Gut Microbiota of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Lake Awassa and Lake Chamo, Ethiopia

“…Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ) is one of most frequent fish species in the world used in aquaculture. Production is expected to increase further due to the good performance in culture and its resistance to various environmental conditions [ 6 ]. In tropical areas, production is possible throughout the year.…”

Dietary supplementation ofTribulus terrestrisextract improves growth and reproductive performances of the male Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

“…The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, is a widely farmed, fast‐growing and highly marketable fish species in Egypt. After the carp fish, tilapia become the second most important cultured fish in the world and is likely to be the most famous cultured fish in the 21st century (Prabu, Rajagopalsamy, Ahilan, Jeevagan, & Renuhadevi, 2019). Fast growth performance, high tolerance to bad water quality, relatively lower food conversion ratio, disease resistance, easy breeding and consumer acceptance make tilapia an appropriate fish for culture (El‐Sayed, 2019).…”

State-of-the-Art Vaccine Research for Aquaculture Use: The Case of Three Economically Relevant Fish Species

“…piscicida, were IP delivered in field and laboratory conditions to fish of approximately 35 g BW. Following multiple challenges with V. anguillarum (54,96,163,230, and 306 DPV) or Phdp (82,142,209, and 287 DPV), the adjuvanted vaccine offered greater protection against vibriosis than the non-adjuvanted vaccine on four out of 5 trials. Against photobacteriosis, AlphaJect 2000™ had a lower efficacy than AquaVac™ only in the 4th trial, and it must be stated that the 1st trial was excluded from statistical analyses due to exceptionally high mortalities.…”