A ccording to Wikipedia" this article is about the fish that fall under the term tilapia  in common usage.  For species belonging to the genus Tilapia, see Tilapia (genus) .       Tilapia       Nile tilapia  ( Oreochromis niloticus niloticus )    Scientific classification    Kingdom:  Animalia    Phylum:  Chordata    Class:  Actinopterygii    Order:  Perciformes    Family:  Cichlidae    Subfamily:  Pseudocrenilabrinae    Tribe:  Tilapiini    Genera    Oreochromis  (about 30 species)  Sarotherodon  (over 10 species)  Tilapia  (about 40 species)  and see text     Tilapia  (   / t ɨ ˈ l ɑː p i ə /  ti- lah -pee-ə ), is the common name  for nearly a hundred species  of cichlid  fish  from the tilapiine cichlid  tribe . Tilapia inhabit a variety of fresh water  habitats, including shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisan fishing  in Africa  and the Levant , and are of increasing importance in aquaculture . Tilapia can be...