From Africa to the world—The journey of Nile tilapia

Despite the fact that Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (Linnaeus, 1758) are African freshwater fish, they have been introduced into many countries inside and outside Africa. The journey of started during second half 20th Century, especially in Southeast Asia Americas, mainly for aquaculture fisheries enhancement. Most these introductions became well established aquaculture. As a result, has steadily expanding countries. These fish play an important role livelihoods local societies on different continents. This review summarizes current knowledge global sheds light their social economic contributions to which introduced, as share market. ecological impacts also addressed. success stories major producers were highlighted so lessons learned from experiences could be transferred other