Pelmatolapia
Pelmatolapia | |
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Spotted Tilapia (P. mariae) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Pelmatolapiini Dunz & Schliewen, 2013 |
Genus: | Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
Type species | |
Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899 |
Pelmatolapia is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa. This genus and Pterochromis are the only in the tribe Pelmatolapiini, but formerly they were included in Tilapiini.[1][2]
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Pelmatolapia cabrae (Boulenger, 1899)
- Pelmatolapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899) (Spotted Tilapia)
References
[edit]- ^ "Pseudocrenilabrinae". NCBI. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Andreas R.Dunz & Ulrich K.Schliewen (2013). "Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as Tilapia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68 (1): 64–80. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015. PMID 23542002.
- ^ 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