Fish

Blue Tilapia

B tier

Blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a cool-tolerant tilapia used in some aquaculture regions and hybrid breeding. Culinary character matches other farmed tilapias: mild, lean white flesh suited to frying, baking, and stewing. It appears less often under its own name on retail packs, more as broodstock or regional farm stock. Cook as you would Nile tilapia—gentle heat, bright sauces, avoid dryness. Hybrids with Nile tilapia are common in commercial ponds.