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Species in the genus Coptodon: [ 54 ] records

affinis, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:255 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Senegal. Syntypes: MNHN 0000-4418 (2). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:222 [ref. 20868]. For authorship problems see account of Chromis guineensis. •Questionably as a synonym of Tilapia guineensis (Günther 1862) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:489 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:758 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

andreae, Chromis Günther [A.] 1864:492 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 3); ref. 13931] Lake Galilée, northern Israel. Syntypes: BMNH 1864.8.20.8-9 (3). •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Goren 1974:103 [ref. 7502], Krupp & Schneider 1989:400 [ref. 13651], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:507 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37983], Çiçek et al. 2024:329 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

bakossiorum, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:327, Figs. 9, 10a, 11; Pl. 1d [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, South-West Province, Nguti subdivision, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 27636. Paratypes: AMNH 98099 (2), ZSM 27637 (3). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:251 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia bakossiorum Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:375 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:275 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon bakossiorum (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon bakossiorum (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

bemini, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1972:93, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 85 (nos 1-2); ref. 7651] Lake Bemin [Bermin], Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC 174739. Paratypes: MRAC 174740-41 (2), 174742-44 (3), 174745 (1). •Valid as Tilapia bemini Thys van den Audenaerde 1972 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:483 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 1992:332 [ref. 20001], Stiassny et al. 2007:373 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:275 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon bemini (Thys van den Audenaerde 1972) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon bemini (Thys van den Audenaerde 1972). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

bythobates, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:324, Figs. 7-8; Pl. 1c [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, South-West Province, Nguti subdivision, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, Cameroon. Holotype: AMNH 98262. Paratypes: AMNH 98263 (17); MRAC 73-40-P-730 (1), 73-40-P-731-746 (16); ZSM 27638 (10), 27681 (15). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia bythobates Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:371 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:275 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon bythobates (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1991) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]) Current status: Valid as Coptodon bythobates (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

cameronensis, Tilapia Holly [M.] 1927:222, Fig. 7 [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 136 (Abt. 1) (nos 5-6); ref. 2189] Mbam River, Sanaga River tributary, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): NMW 7645. Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:66 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Tilapia cameronensis Holly 1927 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:485 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 2007:365 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:275 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon cameronensis (Holly 1927) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Kidé et al. 2016:[19] 1387 [ref. 37303] as camerunensis, Fermon et al. 2022:245 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Coptodon cameronensis (Holly 1927). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West Africa: Sanaga River and affluents (Cameroon) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

camerunensis, Tilapia lata var. Lönnberg [E.] 1903:41 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 67) (art. 2); ref. 15035] Meme River, Cameroon. Holotype (unique): ZMUU 284. Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. •Valid as Tilapia camerunensis Lönnberg 1903 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:486 [ref. 20943], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:275 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon camerunensis (Lönnberg 1903) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon camerunensis (Lönnberg 1903). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

christyi, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:204 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 3; ref. 584] Stanley [Boyoma] Falls and Avakubi, upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.9.10.303 (1) Stanley Falls; MRAC 2215 (1), 2301 (1), 7109-10 (1, 1), 7355-57 (3). Also described as new in Boulenger 1920:37, Fig. 21 [ref. 587]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

coeruleomaculatus, Chromis Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:166 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Senegal. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:45 [ref. 20862] as coeruleo maculatus and author as Sauvage. Originally as coeruleo maculatus. •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:507 [ref. 20943] as caeruleomaculatus, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590] as caeruleomaculatus). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

coffea, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1970:134, Figs. 1-3 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 81 (nos 1-2); ref. 7786] Mount Coffee Dam Lake on St. Paul River, near Harrisburg village, 6°32'N, 10°35'W, Liberia, western Africa. Holotype: MRAC 171956. Paratypes: MRAC 171957-77 (21). •Valid as Tilapia coffea Thys van den Audenaerde 1970 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:486 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:753 [ref. 21590], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:275 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon coffea (Thys van den Audenaerde 1970) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon coffea (Thys van den Audenaerde 1970). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Liberia. Habitat: freshwater.

congica, Tilapia tholloni Poll [M.] & Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1960:330, Pls. 2-3 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 42 (nos 3-4); ref. 11940] Region of Mushie, Kasai River, Equatorial Congo. Holotype: MRAC 67159. Paratypes: MRAC 69394 (1), 100802-03 (1, 1), 10804-11 (9), 66878-79 (2), 67056-57 (2), 67158-60 (3), 67161-62 (1, 1), 68849 (1), 68850-52 (3), 14927 (1), 46175 (1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:70 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Tilapia congica Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1960 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:487 [ref. 20943], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:276 [ref. 31064]). •Valid as Coptodon congicus (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1960) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672] as congica, Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283] as congica, Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000] as congica). Current status: Valid as Coptodon congicus (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1960). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

dageti, Tilapia (Coptodon) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1971:160, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 84 (nos 1-2); ref. 7652] Volta River below Akosombo, Ghana. Holotype: MRAC 155731. Paratypes: MNHN 1961-0771 (12), 1965-702 (8); MRAC 155732-33 (2), 155641-43 (3), 155644 (1), 144591 (1), 171870 (1), 171871-75 (5). •Valid as Tilapia dageti Thys van den Audenaerde 1971 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:487 [ref. 20943], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:756 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:47 [ref. 28023], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:276 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon dageti (Thys van den Audenaerde 1971) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Kidé et al. 2016:1387 [ref. 37303]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon dageti (Thys van den Audenaerde 1971). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

deckerti, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1967:350, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 76 (nos 3-4); ref. 7998] Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Holotype: ZMB 16758. Paratypes: MRAC 157495 (1); ZMB 16758 (1, with holotype). •Valid as Tilapia deckerti Thys van den Audenaerde 1967 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:488 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 2007:369 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:263 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon decherti (Thys van den Audenaerde 1967) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon deckerti (Thys van den Audenaerde 1967). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

discolor, Chromis Günther [A.] 1903:332 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (pt 2) (art. 3) (for 18 Nov. 1902); ref. 2021] Lake Busum-chi [Bosumtwi], Ghana. Syntypes: BMNH 1903.4.24.33-35 (3). •Valid as Tilapia discolor (Günther 1903) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:488 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:759 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon discolor (Günther 1903) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon discolor (Günther 1903). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Ashanti ecoregion endemic. Habitat: freshwater.

druryi, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:500 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Kafue River, Rhodesia, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 10738 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

ejagham, Tilapia Dunz [A. R.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2010:258, Figs. 9-10 [Spixiana (München) v. 33 (no. 2); ref. 31064] Lake Ejagham, 5°45'N, 8°59'E, South-West Province, Manyu Subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 40074. Paratypes: ZSM 40075 (25). Plus additional non-type material. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia ejagham Dunz & Schliewen 2010 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon ejagham (Dunz & Schliewen 2010) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon ejagham (Dunz & Schliewen 2010). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

faidherbii, Chromis Rochebrune [A. T. de] 1880:167 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3790] Senegal. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot et al. 1978:45 [ref. 20862] with author as Sauvage. •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:507 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

flava, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:322, Figs. 5-6; Pl. 1b [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, 5╣09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, South West Province, Nguti subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: AMNH 98264. Paratypes: AMNH 98265 (7), 98266 (7); MRAC 73-40-P-707-708 (2), 73-40-P-710 (1), 73-40-P-718 (1), 73-40-P-719-726 (8), 73-40-P-729 (1); ZSM 27635 (20). Plus additional non-type material. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia flava Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:375 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:276 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon flavus (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672] as flava). Current status: Valid as Coptodon flavus (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

fusiforme, Tilapia Dunz [A. R.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2010:270, Figs. 20c, 21-22 [Spixiana (München) v. 33 (no. 2); ref. 31064] Lake Ejagham, 5°45'N, 8°59'E, South West Province, Manyu Subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 40082. Paratypes: ZSM 40083 (15), 40086 (10 or 15). Plus additional non-type specimens. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia fusiforme Dunz & Schliewen 2010 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon fusiforme (Dunz & Schliewen 2010) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon fusiforme (Dunz & Schliewen 2010). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

gefuensis, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1964:74, Pl. 4 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 124; ref. 3666] Lake Gefu, Congo. Holotype: MRAC 75174. Paratypes: MRAC 75175 (1). •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:496 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synontm of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1892). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

guineensis, Chromis Bleeker [P.] 1863:42 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Not available, museum name mentioned in passing under Haligenes guineensis Bleeker 1863. •Mentioned -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:758 [ref. 21590]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

guineensis, Chromis Günther [A.] (ex Bleeker) 1862:271, 510 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ashantee, Guinea [now in Ghana]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1849.10.9.15. Based on Bleeker account and 1 BMNH specimen (p. 510); therefore authorship regarded as Günther even though the account on p. 271 was from Bleeker. See full account in Bleeker 1863 [ref. 395]. In that account Bleeker reports the synonym Chromis guineënsis, so probably published after ref. 1969? •Valid as Tilapia guineensis (Günther 1862) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:276 [ref. 31064]). •Valid as Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Kidé et al. 2016:1388 [ref. 37303], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2709 [ref. 34618], Louizi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 38351], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:245 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: coastal drainages from Ghana south to Congo. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

guineensis, Haligenes Bleeker [P.] 1863:41, Pl. 7 [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Lectotype: RMNH 2134 (largest of 2). Paralectotypes: RMNH 24404 [ex 2134] (1). Original as guineënsis. A separate of ref. 395 is dated 1862, but the date could be 1863. The separate could have been used by Günther 1862 [ref. 1969]. For authorship problems see account of Chromis guineensis. •Synonym of Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

gutturosa, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:341, Figs. 21-22; Pl. 1e-f [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, South West Province, Nguti subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: AMNH 98269. Paratypes: AMNH 98270 (33); MRAC 73-40-P-747-748 (2); ZSM 28200 (20). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. The specific name gutterosa is treated as an adjective. •Valid as Tilapia gutturosa Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:373 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:276 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon gutturosus (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672] as gutterosa). Current status: Valid as Coptodon gutturosus (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

imbriferna, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:316, Figs. 3-4; Pl. 1a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, Sout West Province, Nguti subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: AMNH 98267. Paratypes: AMNH 98268 (28); MRAC 73-40-P-633-651 (19), 73-40-P-681-688 (8), 73-40-P-709 (1), 73-40-P-711 (1), 73-40-P-712 (1); ZSM 27631 (1), 27651 (8). Additional non-type material: AMNH (1 lot, 1); MRAC (2 lots, 23). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. The specific name inbriferna is treated as an adjective. •Valid as Tilapia imbriferna Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:371 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon imbrifernus (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672] as imbriferna). Current status: Valid as Coptodon imbrifernus (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

ismailiaensis, Tilapia Mekkawy [I. A. A.] 1995:33, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of the Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt v. 23 (2-E); ref. 21932] Ismailia Canal, Ismailia, 30°30'N, 32°20'E, 120 kilometers northeast of Cairo, Egypt. Holotype: BMNH 1993.9.23.6. Paratypes: BMNH 1993.9.23.7-8 (2). Not the same as Oreochromis ismailiaensis Mekkawy 1995. •Valid as Tilapia ismailiaensis Mekkawy 1995 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon ismailiaensis (Mekkawy 1995) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon ismailiaensis (Mekkawy 1995). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Egypt. Habitat: freshwater.

kirkhami, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:510, Fig. 136 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Lake Ngami, southern Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 14833 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:496 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

konkourensis, Tilapia Dunz [A. R.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2012:21, Figs. 3A-C, 4B, 5, 6B [Zootaxa No. 3314; ref. 31983] Route Korela-Kondoya, River Konkouré, 10°32'N, 12°52'W, Guinea. Holotype: MRAC 81-20-P-51. Paratypes: MNHN 1987-1502 (1), MRAC 81-20-P-52 (1). •Valid as Coptodon konkourensis (Dunz & Schliewen 2012) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon konkourensis (Dunz & Schliewen 2012). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Konkouré River basin, Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

kottae, Tilapia Lönnberg [E.] 1904:135 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 15); ref. 15189] Lake Barombi-ba-kotta, Cameroon Mountain, Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1904.2.15.1-2 (2), NRM 9512 (22), 29512 (1), ZMUU 571 (?). Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. •Valid as Tilapia kottae Lönnberg 1904 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:491 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 2007:369 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon kottae (Lönnberg 1904) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon kottae (Lönnberg 1904). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

latifrons, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:571, Pl. 40 [Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1); ref. 573] Kituta, Zambia, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.9.8.236. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

latus, Chromis Günther [A.] 1862:271 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] West Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1852.2.22.19. For authorship problems see account of Chromis guineensis. •Questionably a synonym of Tilapia guineensis (Günther 1862) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:489 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:758 [ref. 21590]). •Questionably a synonym of Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Current status: Uncertain as Coptodon guineensis (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

louka, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:86, Fig. 1-2 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 79 (nos 1-2); ref. 7852] River near Bo, Sierra Leone. Holotype: MRAC 164492. Paratypes: MNHN 1961-1104 (2); MRAC 164493-99 (7); ZMH H 2965 (3), uncat. (7). •Valid as Tilapia louka Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:491 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:754 [ref. 21590], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon louka (Thys van den Audenaerde 1969) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Kidé et al. 2016:1387 [ref. 37303]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon louka (Thys van den Audenaerde 1969). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

mackeani, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:499 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Sawmills, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Holotype (unique): SAM 10848 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

margaritacea, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:329, Fig. 191 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] Nyong River at Akonolinga, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: BMNH 1914.5.27.12-15 (4), ?1959.8.12.10-13 (4). •Valid as Tilapia margaritacea Boulenger 1916 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:492 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 2007:363 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon margaritaceus (Boulenger 1916) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672] as margaritacea). Current status: Valid as Coptodon margaritaceus (Boulenger 1916). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Nyong River basin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

melanopleura, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:252, Pl. 22 (figs. 1-1a) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9328. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:224 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:507 [ref. 20943], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:252 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

menzalensis, Chromis Mitchell [J. C.] 1895:50, Pl. 3 [fourth plate, unnumbered] [Edible fishes of lake Menzaleh; ref. 14586] Lake Menzaleh, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1896.10.24.3-8 (6). Described without scientific name on p. 13, name appears only on plate caption on p. 50 of Mitchell 1895 [ref. 14586]. •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:507 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

multiradiata, Tilapia sparrmani Holly [M.] 1928:188, Fig. 3 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 79; ref. 15855] Shari [Chari] River, near Fort Archambault [Sarh], Chad, ca. 09°09′N 18°23′E. Syntypes: (17) NMW 13736-51 (16). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:67 [ref. 39277]. •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:507 [ref. 20943], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:253 [ref. 37983]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

nigrans, Tilapia Dunz [A. R.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2010:266, Figs. 19, 20a-b [Spixiana (München) v. 33 (no. 2); ref. 31064] Lake Ejagham, 5°45'N, 8°59'E, South West Province, Manyu Subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 40079. Paratypes: ZSM 40080 (17). Plus additional non-type specimens. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:252 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia nigrans Dunz & Schliewen 2010 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon nigrans (Dunz & Schliewen 2010) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon nigrans (Dunz & Schliewen 2010). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

nyongana, Tilapia (Coptodon) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1971:164 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 84 (nos 1-2); ref. 7652] Nyong River, at Akonolinga, Cameroon Republic. Holotype: MRAC 152789. Paratypes: MNHN 1929-0118 to 0119 (2); MRAC 152790-93 (4), 152794-99 (6), 152800-02 (3). Species was originally described as Tilapia sp. aff. ogowensis by Thys van den Audenaerde 1966:77 [ref. 9079]; later mentioned as Tilapia nyongana nom. nov. aut sp. (a nomum nudum) in Thys van den Audenaerde 1969:31 [ref. 20865]. The specific name nyongana is treated as an adjective. •Valid as Tilapia nyongana Thys van den Audenaerde 1971 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:493 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 2007:367 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon nyongana (Thys van den Audenaerde 1971) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Kidé et al. 2016:1387 [ref. 37303], Fermon et al. 2022:245 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Coptodon nyonganus (Thys van den Audenaerde 1971). Current status: Valid as Coptodon nyonganus (Thys van den Audenaerde 1971). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

ogowensis, Chromis Günther [A.] 1896:271 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6) v. 17 (no. 100) (art. 37); ref. 14607] Ogowe River at Lambarene, Gabon. Syntypes: BMNH 1865.5.5.33-35 (3). •Synonym of Tilapia tholloni (Sauvage 1884) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:502 [ref. 20943]). •Synonym of Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage 1884) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage 1884). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

polycentra, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:254 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9372. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:225 [ref. 20868]. Probably the valid name for the northern West African cichlid species, formerly included in Chromis guineensis. •Questionably a synonym of Tilapia guineensis (Günther 1862) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:490 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:758 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Coptodon polycentra (Duméril 1861) -- (J. Freyhof pers. commun. 2/2020). Current status: Valid as Coptodon polycentra (Duméril 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: From Senegal and Gambia to the north, West Africa. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rendalli, Chromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:915, Fig. 1 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1896 (pt 4) (art. 2); ref. 538] Upper Shiré River, British Central Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1896.10.5.9. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1896.10.5.10-11 (2). Lectotype selected by Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]. •Valid as Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:494 [ref. 20943], Skelton 1993:323 [ref. 24071], Poll & Gosse 1995:227, 289 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725], Castro et al. 1998:79 [ref. 24271], Fuller et al. 1999:449 [ref. 25838], Hay et al. 1999:42 [ref. 40428], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131], Skelton 2001:323 [ref. 27406], López et al. 2002:59 [ref. 26808], Carpenter 2003:1693 [ref. 27092], López et al. 2003:78 [ref. 27366] as cf. rendalli, De Vos et al. 2001:130, 132 [ref. 26059] dated 1896, Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087] dated 1896, Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:307 [ref. 28117] dated 1896, Mundy 2005:423 [ref. 28379], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:277 [ref. 31064], Marshall 2011:235 [ref. 31755] dated 1896, Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983] dated 1896, Di Dario et al. 2013:263 [ref. 37503], Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Rodríguez-Barrera et al. 2020:45 [ref. 37800]). •Valid as Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Mirande & Koerber 2015:59 [ref. 35117], Çiçek et al. 2015:151 [ref. 35151], Kidé et al. 2016:[20] 1388 [ref. 37303], Kramer et al. 2016:unnumbered p. [ref. 34331], Konings 2016:313 [ref. 34521], Reis et al. 2016:17 [ref. 34496], Koerber et al. 2017:81 [ref. 35267], Bruton et al. 2018:86 [ref. 36373], Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805], Raz-Guzmán et al. 2018:345 [ref. 36407], Skelton 2019:236 [ref. 36564], Çiçek et al. 2020:257 [ref. 37644], Kisekelwa et al. 2020:[11] 710 [ref. 38315], Reis et al. 2020:472 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:15 [ref. 37809], Vita et al. 2020:[5] [ref. 37506], Munene et al. 2021:25 [ref. 39283], Brandão et al. 2022:211 [ref. 40464], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Fermon et al. 2022:245 [ref. 39448], Meza-Vargas et al. 2022:4 [ref. 39566], Abwe et al. 2023:32 [ref. 39992], Bertaco & Azevedo 2023:3 [ref. 39997], Bertaco et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40740], Çiçek et al. 2023:435 [ref. 40625], Quintela et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40727], Page et al. 2023:136 [ref. 40505], Apaza et al. 2024:373 [ref. 41296], Bigirimana et al. 2024:37 [ref. 41336], Çiçek et al. 2024:328 [ref. 40789], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:58 [ref. 41258]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rheophila, Tilapia Daget [J.] 1962:151, Fig. 48; Pl. 13 (fig. 30) [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 65; ref. 5866] Lower Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0106 (5). Additional material: MNHN 1960-0488 (3), 1960-0489 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:225-226 [ref. 20868]. We assume the specific name rheophila is meant to be an adjective, not explained by the author. •Valid as Tilapia rheophila Daget 1962 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:499 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:752 [ref. 21590], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:17 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon rheophila (Daget 1962) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon rheophilus (Daget 1962). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

sexfasciata, Tilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1900:277 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 6 (no. 6); ref. 14736] Vicinity of Grands Lacs, Central Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1895-0024. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:226 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

shariensis, Tilapia Fowler [H. W.] 1949:273, Figs. 88-93 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 101; ref. 1461] Bahr Sara, tributary of Shari [Chari] River, near Fort Archambault [Sahr], Chad. Holotype: ANSP 71937. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:59 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:508 [ref. 20943], Lévèque et al. 1991:146 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

snyderae, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:330, Figs. 12-13; Pls. 1e, 2a [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, Sout West Province, Nguti subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: AMNH 98259. Paratypes: AMNH 98260-61 (4, 8); ZSM 27630 (27), 27652 (2). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:253 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia snyderae Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:379 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:278 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon snyderae (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon snyderae (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

spongotroktis, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:337, Fig. 18-19, 20a-b; Pl. 2d [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, Sout West Province, Nguti subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: AMNH 98258. Paratypes: AMNH 98271 [ex ZSM 27629] (4); MRAC 70-40-P-727 (1), 70-40-P-728 (1); ZSM 27629 (21now 17, 1 c&s), 27682 (3). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:253 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia spongotroktis Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:377 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:278 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon spongotroktis (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon spongotroktis (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

swierstrae, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:498, Fig. 128 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Thabina River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 14835 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sykesii, Tilapia Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1917:500 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 6); ref. 15119] Zambezi River, 3 miles above Victoria Falls. Holotype (unique): SAM 8800 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger 1897) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:495 [ref. 20943], Seegers 1996:323 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger 1897). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tholloni, Chromis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1884:196, Pl. 5 (fig. 1) [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 9 (no. 3/4); ref. 14402] Franceville, upper Ogooué River, Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN 1884-0294 and 0295 (2), 1884-098 (1). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:205 [ref. 20868], Bauchot et al. 1978:47 [ref. 20862] with 1884-298 as holotype. •Valid as Tilapia tholloni (Sauvage 1884) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:502 [ref. 20943], Stiassny et al. 2007:365 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:278 [ref. 31064]). •Valid as Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage 1884) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Kidé et al. 2016:1387 [ref. 37303], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:246 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[6] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage 1884). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon to lower Congo River. Habitat: freshwater.

thysi, Tilapia Stiassny [M. L. J.], Schliewen [U. K.] & Dominey [W. J.] 1992:335, Figs. 16-17; Pl. 2c [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 3 (no. 4); ref. 20001] Lake Bermin, 5°09'30.00"N, 9°38'0.00"E, Sout West Province, Nguti subdivision, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 28390. Paratypes: AMNH 98272 (2); ZSM 27628 (10, 1 c&s), 27633 (2, 1 c&s). Type catalog: Neumann 2011:253 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Tilapia thysi Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:373 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:279 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon thysi (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]) Current status: Valid as Coptodon thysi (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey 1992). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Lake Bermin, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

tristrami, Haligenes Günther [A.] 1860:471, Pl. 9 (fig. B) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859 (pt 3); ref. 1962] Salt Lake and ditches of Tuggurt, Algeria. Syntypes: BMNH 1859.11.30.6-7 (2). •Synonym of Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:506 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Current status: Synonym of Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

walteri, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1968:376 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 78 (nos 3-4); ref. 7926] Cavally River, western Africa. Holotype: MRAC 155632. Paratypes: MRAC 155627-31 (5), 155633-40 (7), 155636-40 (5). Additional material: MNHN 1963-0487 (3). •Valid as Tilapia walteri Thys van den Audenaerde 1968 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:503 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:753 [ref. 21590], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:279 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983], Pezold et al. 2016:106 [ref. 34870]). •Valid as Coptodon walteri (Thys van den Audenaerde 1968) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon walteri (Thys van den Audenaerde 1968). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

zillii, Acerina Gervais [F. L. P.] 1848:203 [Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 3) v. 10; ref. 18105] Artesian well, Tuggurth, Algeria [North Africa]. Syntypes: MNHN (lost). •Valid as Tilapia zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Goren 1974:103 [ref. 7502], Lee et al. 1980:775 [ref. 22416], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Dor 1984:178 [ref. 29757], Krupp & Schneider 1989:400 [ref. 13651], Kawanabe & Mizuno 1989:540 [ref. 25598], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Lévêque 1990:43 [ref. 19786], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Page & Burr 1991:335 [ref. 18983] as zilli, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:503 [ref. 20943], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:757 [ref. 21590], Goren & Dor 1994:49 [ref. 25356], Coad 1995:28 [ref. 23608], Mekkawy 1995:2 [ref. 23990], Mekkawy 1995:29 [ref. 21932], Golani 1996:26 [ref. 22271], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304] as zilli, Fuller et al. 1999:451 [ref. 25838], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Nakabo 2000:916 [ref. 25182], Azeroual et al. 2000:20 [ref. 25366], Hutchins 2001:37 [ref. 25847], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131] as zilli, Nakabo 2002:916 [ref. 26193], Moyle 2002:415 [ref. 26449], Carpenter 2003:1693 [ref. 27092], Hamidan 2004:391 [ref. 37679], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Seegers et al. 2003:46 [ref. 28087], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:211 [ref. 28183], Golani 2005:49 [ref. 37112], Love et al. 2005:132 [ref. 37547], Mundy 2005:424 [ref. 28379], Allen et al. 2006:1438 [ref. 29081], Fricke et al. 2007:92 [ref. 29533], Fricke et al. 2009:77 [ref. 30213], Scharpf 2009:10 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:269 [ref. 31114] as zilli, Coad 2010:267 [ref. 36620], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:2 [ref. 30890], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:279 [ref. 31064], Page & Burr 2011:614 [ref. 31215], Marshall 2011:242 [ref. 31755], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983], Page et al. 2013:158 [ref. 32708], Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Golani 2021:66 [ref. 38303]). •Valid as Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848) -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:896 [ref. 34062], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Kidé et al. 2016:1388 [ref. 37303], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2709 [ref. 34618], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036] and as cf. zillii, Esmaeili et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:70 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Louizi et al. 2019:98 [ref. 38351], Bayçelebi 2020:763 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2020:257 [ref. 37644], Freyhof et al. 2020:5 [ref. 37614], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2020:252 [ref. 37983], Fu et al. 2021:9573 [ref. 39347], Love et al. 2021:171 [ref. 39279], Al-Faisal et al. 2022:1409 [ref. 39565], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Fermon et al. 2022:246 [ref. 39448] with question, Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:243 [ref. 39506], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069], Chan et al. 2023:143 [ref. 40365], Çiçek et al. 2023:465 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2023:29 [ref. 40616], Çiçek et al. 2023:435 [ref. 40625], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455], Page et al. 2023:136 [ref. 40505], Saad et al. 2023:39 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:329 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon zillii (Gervais 1848). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: North Africa: Morocco east to Egypt, south to Nigeria and Central African Republic; Middle East: Syria south to Israel and Jordan. Introduced elsewhere, including some southern U.S.A. states. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.