Credits: Biovision-Infonet Biological characteristics of tilapia Tilapia is the generic name of a group of cichlids endemic to Africa. The important aquaculture genera in Kenya are Oreochromis, and Tilapia. All tilapia species are nest builders; fertilized eggs are guarded in the nest by a brood parent. Sarotherodon and Oreochromis are mouth brooders; eggs are fertilized in the nest but parents incubate them in […]