La tilapia dorata, Oreochromis aureus

(Steindachner, 1864)

Nomi comuni esteri - Spagnolo - Tilapia azul. Inglese - Blue tilapia, Tilapia, St. Peter's fish, Israeli tilapia, Kurpertilapia. Tedesco - Goldtilapia. Svedese - Guldtilapia. Finnico - Kultatilapia. Afrikaans - Israelse tilapia. Ebraico - Amnon hayaor, Amnun hayarden, Amnun yarden. Arabo - Abiad Hasani, Bolti Azrak, Musht lubbad. Sierra Leone - An-boh boh, Kpeloi, Sayray. Nigeria - Epia  Yoruba, Gargaza, Ifunu, Karwa, Mpupa, Tome, Tsokungi, Ukuobu. Chad - Biering-pill, Sale, Sohn-pill. Camerun - Fartere, Gargassa, Holinga, Karpassa, Partere. Senegal - Waas, Waas xos, Wass khoss, Wass-bor.

Chromis aureus Steindachner 1864. Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 223-232; v. 14 229 Pl. 8 (fig. 5). Status: nomenclatura originaria, non valida. Opinioni: nomenclatura valida come "Tilapia aurea" (Steindachner 1864), per Lee et al. 1980:771, Boschung 1992:150; nomenclatura valida come "Oreochromis aureus" (Steindachner 1864,) secondo Krupp & Schneider 1989:396, Page & Burr 1991:334, Trewavas & Teugels 1991:311], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763, Skelton 1993:330, Mekkawy 1995:1, Zhu 1995:172, 206], Fuller et al. 1999:435, Rafique 2000:327, Carpenter 2001:3336, Skelton 2001:330], Moyle 2002:420, Carpenter 2003:1693, Mirza 2003:24, Nelson et al. 2004:153, Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:209. Lectotipo scelto da Trewavas 1965:265. Località tipo: Africa occidentale. Tipo: NMW 32874. Paralectotipi: (molti).

Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 223-232; v. 14 229 Pl. 8 (fig. 5). Status: nuova nomenclatura, valida.

Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 223-232; v. 14 229 Pl. 8 (fig. 5). Status: nuova nomenclatura, non valida.

Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 223-232; v. 14 229 Pl. 8 (fig. 5). Status: nuova nomenclatura, non valida.

Oreochromis aurea (Steindachner, 1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 223-232; v. 14 229 Pl. 8 (fig. 5). Status: errore di scrittura, nomenclatura non valida.

Oreochromis auraeus (Steindachner, 1864). Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [With subtitles I-VIII]. Verh. K.-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 223-232; v. 14 229 Pl. 8 (fig. 5). Status: errore di scrittura, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia nilotica (non Linnaeus, 1758). Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Chromis niloticus (non Linnaeus, 1758). Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia heudeloti (non Duméril, 1858). Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia affinis (non Duméril, 1858). Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia heudelotii (non Duméril, 1858). Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia melanopleura (non Duméril, 1861). Status: errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia nilotica exul Steinitz 1951. A new subspecies of "Tilapia nilotica" (L.) from Palestine. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 12) 513-518; v. 4 (no. 41) 514. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Tilapia aurea" (Steindachner 1864), per Goren 1974:102; sinonimo di "Oreochromis aureus" (Steindachner 1864), secondo Krupp & Schneider 1989:396, Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312. Località tipo: Ein Feshkha, Mar Morto. Tipo: HUJ 1209. Paratipi: HUJ 1210-12 (3).

Tilapia monodi Daget 1954. Les poissons du Niger Supérieur. Mem. Inst. Franc. Afr. Noire 1-391; No. 36 344 Fig. 132. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Oreochromis aureus" (Steindachner 1864), secondo Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763. Catalogo: Blanc 1961:274, Blanc 1962:224] come olotipo e paratipi. Località tipo: Diafarabé, Sudan e altre località. Tipo: nessuno. Sintipi: (55) MNHN 1954-0006 (1), 1960-0490 (6).

Tilapia kashabi Elster, 1958. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida.

Tilapia lemassoni Blache & Miton 1960. Poissons nouveau du bassin du Tchad et du bassin adjacent du Mayo Kebbi. (suite et fin). III. Cyprinodontidae-Cichlidae. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (Sér. 2) 214-218. v. 32 (no. 3) 217. Status: sinonimo junior, nomenclatura non valida. Opinioni: sinonimo di "Oreochromis aureus" (Steindachner 1864), secondo Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763. Catalogo: Blanc 1961:274, Blanc 1962:223. Località tipo: bacino del lago Chad. Tipo: nessuno. Sintipi: MNHN 1959-0222 (2) Mare de Mbélé, basso Logone; Ctre d'Etude Pêches, Fort Lamy, Chad 1190 (1), 1194 (1), 1200 (1), 749-56 (8), 758-69 (12), 773-76 (4).

Tilapia kacherbi Wunder, 1960. Status: nomen nudum, nomenclatura non valida.

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