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Abstract
Common name for perch-like fish of the family Cichlidae, belonging to the suborder Labroidei, order PERCIFORMES.
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8 entry terms
- Cichlid Fish
- Cichlidae
- Cichlid
- Fish, Cichlid
- Nile Tilapia
- Oreochromis nilotica
- Oreochromis niloticus
- Tilapia nilotica
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17 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
note entry terms TILAPIA NILOTICA, and NILE TILAPIA; TILAPIA is also available
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History Note
2002; use PERCHES 1987-2001; for TILAPIA NILOTICA use TILAPIA 1992-2001
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Previous Indexing
- Fishes (1965-1986)
- Perches (1986-2001)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cichlids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D023681. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D023681
- Cichlids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cichlid
- Cichlids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3406