Spanish is the official or national language in Spain, Equatorial Guinea, and 19 countries in the Americas. Speakers in the Americas total some 418 million. In the European Union, Spanish is the mother tongue of 8% of the population, with an additional 7% speaking it as a second language. Spanish is the most popular second language learned in the United States.
Tilapia (/tÉ¨ËlÉËpiÉ/ ti-LAH-pee-É) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the tilapiine cichlid tribe.Tilapia are mainly freshwater fish inhabiting shallow streams, ponds, rivers and lakes and less commonly found living in brackish water.ilapia are unable to survive in temperate climates because they require warm water. The pure strain of the blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, has the greatest cold tolerance and dies at 45 Â°F (7 Â°C), while all other species of tilapia will die at a range of 52 to 62 Â°F (11 to 17 Â°C).
Apart from the U.S there is considerable interest for Tilapia in Europe as an inexpensive substitute for white fish fillet. Analysis of specie-wise export statistics of Taiwan has shown that the export to E.U has increased from 4.6 thousand MT ($5.8 million) in 2000 to 7.9 thousand MT (($10.4 million) in 2002.nd according to the literature, World Tilapia Farming 2002 by Cesar C. Alceste and Darryl E. Jory, Tilapia is becoming a competitor for traditional white fish species. Evolution of Trade The global production of the Tilapia doubled over last 10 years mainly due to growth in aquaculture activities.