Tilapia refers to the fishes of Perciformes and Cetaceae. This genus has more than 100 varieties. Tilapia is a tropical fish in wide salt, which is native to Africa and has strong adaptability. Widely distributed in fresh water on the African continent and coastal salty fresh water, it was cultivated as far back as 4000 years ago.

Tilapia has been introduced by many countries and regions in the world and has become an important breeding object, with about 15 species. Because it has many advantages, such as fast reproduction, fast growth, high yield, omnivorousness and few diseases, it is suitable for fresh water and seawater culture. Therefore, it is called "miracle fish" and is an important source of protein, a human animal.

Tilapia is an omnivorous fish, which has low requirements for aquaculture water. It can be cultured in ponds, rivers, ponds, reservoirs and small ponds, which can be mixed or main cultured. There are many organic fragments. Fertile ponds are especially suitable for raising tilapia.

Tilapia is a tropical fish, native to Africa. This genus includes more than 100 subspecies. Tilapia has the characteristics of fast production speed, high yield, miscellaneous eating habits, few diseases and strong reproduction.

Tilapia is the main aquaculture species in China. Its meat is delicious, less prickly and high in protein. It is rich in eight essential amino acids needed by human body, especially glutamic acid and glycine.