---
title: "Tilapia złota"
description: "Oreochromis aureus — Ryby. The blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a species of tilapia, a fish in the family Cichlidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/blue-tilapia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tilapia złota

> Oreochromis aureus — Ryby. The blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a species of tilapia, a fish in the family Cichlidae.

- Scientific name: *Oreochromis aureus*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 3242
- Wikidata: [Q1768422](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768422)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121302](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121302)

## Names

- en: Blue Tilapia
- de: Blaue Tilapia
- es: Tilapia africana azul
- fr: Tilapia bleu
- pl: Tilapia złota

## Countries with the most observations

US (1747), MX (132), TW (23), BR (18), MA (10), IL (8), HK (7), MO (6), AR (5), CR (4), PR (4), CN (3)

## Summary

The blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a species of tilapia, a fish in the family Cichlidae. Native to Northern and Western Africa, and the Middle East, through introductions it is now also established elsewhere, including parts of the United States, where it has been declared an invasive species and has caused significant environmental damage. It is known as the blue kurper in South Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreochromis_aureus

## Photo

![Tilapia złota](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-tilapia/medium.jpg)

Photo: natalie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/354384671

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blue-tilapia?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).