What is Tilapia?
[[File:Makindi fish-tilapiahatvest.jpg|thumb|Tilapia at fish farm in [[Kenya]].]] '''Tilapia''' are [[fish]] that are often farmed for food, or kept as pets in [[aquarium]]s. They live in warm, [[fresh water]], but some [[species]] live in [[brackish]] water. The fish are found in [[Africa]], [[North America|North]] and [[South America]], [[India]], and [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name=dpi/> Tilapia are in the [[Cichlid]] family. They are listed as some of the worlds worst [[introduced species]].<ref name=dpi>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/tilapia |title=Tilapia {{!}} NSW Department of Primary Industries |work=dpi.nsw.gov.au |accessdate=14 August 2010 |archive-date=15 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715202601/http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/tilapia |url-status=dead }}</ref> They can quickly take over from native fish in rivers. This has happened in places like in the [[Endeavour River]], in [[Queensland, Australia]]. These fish are thought to have been released into the river from an aquarium.<ref name=dpi/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Meat}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Teleosts]] [[Category:Edible fish]]