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. Svezia - Guldtilapia. Finlandia - Kultatilapia. Afrikaans - Israelse tilapia. Israele - 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.

Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864). Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 14. Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN valida.

Chromis aureus Steindachner, 1864. Ichthyologische Mittheilungen. (VII.) [Con sottotitoli I-VIII]. Verhandlungen der K.-K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien v. 14: 223-232, Pls. 7-8. Sinonimo senior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Nomenclatura specifica valida come Tilapia aurea (Steindachner 1864), vedere Lee et al. 1980:771, Boschung 1992:150. Nomenclatura specifica valida come Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864), vedere 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, Fricke et al. 2007:92, Scharpf 2009:8, Minckley & Marsh 2009:265. Località tipo - Africa occidentale. Tipo - Lectotipo NMW 32874. Lectotipo designato da Trewavas 1965:265.

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). Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN 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). Sinonimo senior, nuova combinazione, nomenclatura ICZN 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). Errore ortografico, nomenclatura ICZN 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). Errore ortografico, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Chromis niloticus (non Linnaeus, 1758). Errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Tilapia affinis (non Duméril, 1858). Errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Tilapia heudeloti (non Duméril, 1858). Errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

Tilapia heudelotii (non Duméril, 1858). Errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura ICZN non valida.

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

Tilapia kashabi Elster, 1958. Status: nomen nudum, 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. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Serie 12) v. 4 (n° 41): 513-518. Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Tilapia aurea (Steindachner 1864), vedere Goren 1974:102. Sinonimo di Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864), vedere Krupp & Schneider 1989:396, Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312. Località tipo - Ein Feshkha, Mar Morto. Tipo - Olotipo HUJ 1209. Paratipi - HUJ 1210-12 (3).

Tilapia nilotica (non Linnaeus, 1758). Errore d'identificazione, nomenclatura ICZN 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. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no° 3): 214-218. Catalogo - Blanc 1961:274, Blanc 1962:223. Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864), vedere Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763. Località tipo - Bacino del Lago Chad. Tipo - Nessuno. Sintipi - MNHN 1959-0222 (2) Mare de Mbélé, Lagina inferiore; CEPFL 1190 (1), 1194 (1), 1200 (1), 749-56 (8), 758-69 (12), 773-76 (4).

Tilapia monodi Daget, 1954. Les poissons du Niger Supérieur. Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire N° 36: 1-391. Catalogo - Blanc 1961:274, Blanc 1962:224 (come olotipo e paratipi). Sinonimo junior, combinazione originale, nomenclatura ICZN non valida. Opinioni - Sinonimo di Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner 1864), vedere Trewavas & Teugels 1991:312, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:763. Località tipo - Diafarabé, Sudan ed altre località. Tipo - Nessuno. Sintipi - (55) MNHN 1954-0006 (1), 1960-0490 (6).

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