Preferred Label : tilapia;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH hyponym : tilapia mossambica; Mozambique Tilapia; Mozambique Tilapias; Tilapia, Mozambique; Tilapias, Mozambique; Oreochromis mossambicus;
MeSH Related Number : txid8127;
MeSH annotation : TILAPIA NILOTICA and NILE TILAPIA see CICHLIDS are also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilapia;
UNII : txid8126;
Origin ID : D017210;
UMLS CUI : C0162642;
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- Fish [UMLS semantic type]
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.