"Tilapia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A freshwater fish used as an experimental organism and for food. This genus of the family Cichlidae (CICHLIDS) inhabits Central and South America (one species extends north into Texas), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India.
| Descriptor ID |
D017210
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.602.200.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Tilapia mossambica- Tilapia mossambica
- Mozambique Tilapia
- Mozambique Tilapias
- Tilapia, Mozambique
- Tilapias, Mozambique
- Oreochromis mossambicus
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tilapia" by people in Profiles.
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Swimming with the fishes. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 26; 2014.