Tilapia Fish

Why in news?

• Technology Development Board(TDB) is funding its first ever ‘Aquaculture’ project using ‘state of the art’ Israeli technology for the production of Tilapia Fish.
• It will help support Blue Revolution in India

About Tilapia Fish:

• ‘Tilapia’ (also called “aquatic chicken” due to its quick growth and low maintenance) is one of the most productive and internationally traded food fish in the world.
• It belongs to the family Cichlidae, native to Africa and the Middle East
• It can adapt to a wide variety of conditions and has omnivorous food habits
• It has also turned ‘invasive’ in some parts of India.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

‘Tilapia’, the species that was widely discussed in news, is a:

(a) Bird

(b) Fish

(c) Reptile

(d) Arthropods

                     B

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