Tilapia

Subject: Environment

Concept:

Tilapia’ has emerged to be one of the most productive and internationally traded food fish in the world.
Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers, and lakes, and less commonly found living in brackish water.
Tilapia can become a problematic invasive speciesin new warm-water habitats.
Tilapia have been used as biological controls for certain aquatic plant problems. They have a preference for a floating aquatic plant, duckweed , but also consume some filamentous algae.
Tilapia have very low levels of mercury, as they are fast-growing, lean, and short-lived, with an omnivorous diet, and do not accumulate mercury found in prey.
Tilapia are low in saturated fat, calories, carbohydrates, and sodium, and are a good protein source. They also contain the micronutrients phosphorus, niacin, selenium, vitamin B₁₂, and
They consume mosquito larvae, which reduces the numbers of adult females, the disease’s vector.
The culture of tilapia has become commercially popular in many parts of the world and the fishery experts have dubbed the tilapia as “aquatic chicken” due to its quick growth and low maintenance cultivation.
Today, if any fish that could be named as global fish, no better name can be thought of than Tilapia.