Coptodon
| Coptodon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Redbreast Tilapia (C. rendalli) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Coptodon Gervais, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Acerina zillii Gervais, 1848 | |
Coptodon is a genus of cichlids native to Africa with C. zillii also found in the Middle East. Formerly included in Tilapia, in 2013 this genus was separated by Dunz et al.[1] C. rendalli and C. zillii have been introduced widely outside their native ranges and are considered invasive, but most remaining members of the genus (including four endemics in Lake Ejagham and nine in Lake Bermin) have small ranges and are seriously threatened.
Species
There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Coptodon bakossiorum (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon bemini (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972)
- Coptodon bythobates (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon cameronensis (Holly, 1927)
- Coptodon camerunensis (Lönnberg, 1903)
- Coptodon coffea (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1970)
- Coptodon congica (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1960)
- Coptodon dageti (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971)
- Coptodon deckerti (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967)
- Coptodon discolor (Günther, 1903)
- Coptodon ejagham (Dunz & Schliewen, 2010)[2]
- Coptodon flava (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon fusiforme (Dunz & Schliewen, 2010)[2]
- Coptodon guineensis (Günther, 1862) (Guinean tilapia)
- Coptodon gutturosa (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon imbriferna (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon ismailiaensis (Mekkawy, 1995)
- Coptodon konkourensis (Dunz & Schliewen, 2012)
- Coptodon kottae (Lönnberg, 1904)
- Coptodon louka (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969)
- Coptodon margaritacea (Boulenger, 1916)
- Coptodon nigrans (Dunz & Schliewen, 2010)[2]
- Coptodon nyongana (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971)
- Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) (Redbreast tilapia)
- Coptodon rheophila (Daget, 1962)
- Coptodon snyderae (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon spongotroktis (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage, 1884)
- Coptodon thysi (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
- Coptodon walteri (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968)
- Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) (Redbelly tilapia)
References
- 1 2 Dunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as “Tilapia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 29 March 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015
- 1 2 3 "Description of a Tilapia (Coptodon) species flock of Lake Ejagham (Cameroon), including a redescription of Tilapia deckerti Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967 (Perciformes, Cichlidae)" (PDF). Spixiana 33 (2): 251–280. 2010.
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