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Species in the genus Sarotherodon: [ 35 ] records

aequatorialis, Tilapia Roman [B.] 1971:7, Fig. 2 [Publicaciones del Instituto de Biología Aplicada Barcelona v. 49 [1970]; ref. 7780] Miyogo River, affluent of Monyoga, Yang, Muni River, Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Holotype: MCSBCN. Paratypes: (11) MRAC 164709-10 (2). •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:435 [ref. 20954]). •Synonym of Sarotherodon nigripinnis subspecies nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

borkuana, Tilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1919:150 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 44 (no. 5/7); ref. 15223] Ounianga Sérir, Borkou, Sahara. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.8.15.2 [ex MNHN 1919-0026] (1); MNHN 1919-0019 to 0025 (7), 1919-0027 to 0029 (3). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:222 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:426 [ref. 20954], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

boulengeri, Tilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1903:121 [2] [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 9 (no. 3); ref. 15037] Nganchou, Upper Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1886-0461. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:222 [ref. 20868] as boulangeri. On p. 2 of separate. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:426 [ref. 20954], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000], Fermon et al. 2022:249 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

caroli, Tilapia Holly [M.] 1930:204, Pl. 2 (fig. 11) [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 139 (Abt. 1) (nos. 3-4); ref. 2190] Cameroon. Lectotype: NMW 13952. Paralectotype: NMW 13953 (1). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:66 [ref. 39277]. Trewavas 1983:90 [ref. 20940] has holotype and paratype. •Valid as Sarotherodon caroli (Holly 1930) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:425 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:391 [ref. 30045], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon caroli (Holly 1930). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West Africa: Lake Barombi-Mbo (Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

caudomarginata, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:327, Fig. 190 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 4; ref. 585] North Sherbo District, Sierra Leone. Syntypes: BMNH 1915.5.19.17-18 (2). •Valid as Sarotherodon caudomarginatus (Boulenger 1916) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:425 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:771 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon caudomarginatus (Boulenger 1916). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

dolloi, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:123, Pl. 45 (fig. 5) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Lake Obeke, Upper Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.80-81 (2), BMNH (1, skeleton); MRAC 1085 (1), 1086-87 (2). •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:435 [ref. 20954]). •Synonym of Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861) but a valid subspecies -- (Falk et al. 2003:81 [ref. 26792], Stiassny et al. 2007:387 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

galilaeus, Sparus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:282 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Lake Tiberias [Galilée], Israel. No types known. Lectotype reference in Neumann et al. 2911:18 [ref. 31163] is eroneous; Krupp & Schneider did not designated a lectotype for this species. •Valid as Tilapia galilaea and attributed to Artedi -- (Goren 1974:102 [ref. 7502]). •Valid as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758), subspecies galilaeus -- (Seegers et al. 2003:45 [ref. 28087], Stiassny et al. 2007:391 [ref. 30045]). •Valid as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Krupp & Schneider 1989:398 [ref. 13651], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Lévêque 1990:43 [ref. 19786], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:426 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:772 [ref. 21590], Mekkawy 1995:2 [ref. 23990], Coad 1996:86 [ref. 25304], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Hamidan 2004:392 [ref. 37679], Çiçek et al. 2015:152 [ref. 35151], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036] and as cf. galilaeus, Skelton 2019:229 [ref. 36564], Bayçelebi 2020:763 [ref. 37964], Çiçek et al. 2022:4 [ref. 38985], Akoth et al. 2023:15 [ref. 40069], Çiçek et al. 2023:467 [ref. 40601], Saad et al. 2023:40 [ref. 40501], Çiçek et al. 2024:335 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Middle East. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

heudelotii, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:254 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9371. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:223 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, but a valid subspecies -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480] dated 1859, Trewavas & Teugels 1991:432 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:767 [ref. 21590], Falk et al. 2000:1861 [ref. 24775]). •Possibly a synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde 1971 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

knauerae, Sarotherodon Neumann [D.], Stiassny [M. L. J.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2011:7, Figs. 4, 5A, 6, 8A, 8C [Zootaxa No. 2765; ref. 31163] Lake Ejagham, Cross River basin, Manyu Subdivision, 5°45'N, 8°59'E, South-West Province, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 29924. Paratypes: AMNH 233728 [ex ZSM 29928] (2); ANSP 188864 [ex ZSM 29923] (2); MRAC 2004-04-P-1-1 [ex ZSM 29928] (2); ZSM 29925 (11), 29926 (10), 29927 (5), 29928 (34 now 24). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:251 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Sarotherodon knauerae Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen 2011. Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon knauerae Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen 2011. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

lamprechti, Sarotherodon Neumann [D.], Stiassny [M. L. J.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2011:10, Figs. 5B, 7, 8B, 8D, 9 [Zootaxa No. 2765; ref. 31163] Lake Ejagham, Cross River basin, Manyu Subdivision, 5°45'N, 8°59'E, South-west Province, Cameroon. Holotype: ZSM 29929. Paratypes: AMNH 233728 [ex ZSM 29931] (2); MRAC 2004-04-P-3-4 [ex ZSM 29930] (2); ZSM 29930 (5, now 3), 29931 (3, now 1), 29932 (3), 29933 (6), 29934 (21), 29716 (1), 29717 (1), 29718 (7). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Neumann 2011:251 [ref. 31652]. •Valid as Sarotherodon lamprechti Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen 2011. Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon lamprechti Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen 2011. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Ejagham, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

lateralis, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:253 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9370. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:223 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:428 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:772 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

leonensis, Tilapia (Sarotherodon) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1971:205, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 84 (no. 3-4); ref. 478] Grafton Bridge, Sierra Leone, 8°24'N, 13°00'W. Holotype: MRAC 169989. Paratypes: MRAC 169990-92 (3), 169993-98 (6), 169999-170002 (4), 170003-27 (25), 170028 (1), 170029-33 (5), 170034-37 (4). •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, but a valid subspecies -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:432 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:768 [ref. 21590], Falk et al. 2000:1860 [ref. 24775] as questionably valid as a subspecies). •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, but a valid subspecies leonensis (Thys van den Audenaerde 1971) -- (Falk et al. 2003:81 [ref. 26792]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

liberiensis, Tilapia (Sarotherodon) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1971:209, Fig. 2 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 84 (no. 3-4); ref. 478] Cess River, Toyebli, border of Liberia and Ivory Coast, 6°38'N, 8°29'W. Holotype: MRAC 170058. Paratypes: MRAC 157470-72 (3), 170059-61 (3). •Synonym of Sarotherodon tournieri (Daget 1965), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:437 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:770 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Sarotherodon tournieri (Daget 1965) -- (Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon tournieri (Daget 1965). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

linnellii, Tilapia (Gephyrochromis) Lönnberg [E.] 1903:42 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 67) (art. 2); ref. 15035] Elephant Lake, north-northeast of Cameroon Mountain, 4°39'N, 9°22'E, Cameroon. Syntypes: (8) BMNH 1903.2.28.2 (1), NRM 9514 (2), ZMUU (?). Type catalog: Wallin 1996:62 [ref. 32133]. •Valid as Sarotherodon linnellii (Lönnberg 1903) -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:431 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:389 [ref. 30045], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon linnellii (Lönnberg 1903). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Lake Barombi-Mbo (Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

lohbergeri, Tilapia Holly [M.] 1930:203, Pl. 2 (fig. 10) [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 139 (Abt. 1) (nos. 3-4); ref. 2190] Cameroon. Holotype (unique): NMW 13951. Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:67 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Sarotherodon lohbergeri (Holly 1930) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:431 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:387 [ref. 30045], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon lohbergeri (Holly 1930). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West Africa: Lake Barombi-Mbo and Kumba Stream (Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

macrocentra, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:256 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9373. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:224 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:428 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:772 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macrocephalus, Chromis Bleeker [P.] in Günther 1862:273 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ashantee, Guinea. Lectotype: RMNH 4916. Paralectotypes: RMNH 24405 [ex RMNH 4916] (1). Quoted directly from Bleeker in litt., author is therefore Bleeker. Appeared in Bleeker 1863 [ref. 395] as Melanogenes macrocephalus. Lectotype selected by Boeseman 1963:48, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [ref. 21734]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852 -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:433 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macrocephalus, Melanogenes Bleeker [P.] 1863:36, Pl. 6 (fig. 2) [Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2) v. 18 (1862); ref. 395] Ashantee, Guinea. Lectotype: RMNH 4916. Paralectotypes: RMNH 24405 [ex RMNH 4916] (1). Appeared first and dates to Bleeker in Günther 1862 as Chromis macrocephalus; Bleeker 1863 is therefore preoccupied and objectively invalid. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852 -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:433 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:766 [ref. 21590]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

macrostoma, Tilapia multifasciata var. Pellegrin [J.] 1941:189 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 66 (no. 3); ref. 19587] Plage de Balama, Guinea-Bissau. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1941-0080. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:224 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies heudelotii (Duméril 1858) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:432 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:767 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

melagaster, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] 1792:27, Pl. 296 (fig. 1) [Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische v. 6; ref. 470] Africa. Lectotype: ZMB 2807. Type catalog: Paepke 1999:63 [ref. 24282]. On p. 24 of Bloch's Ichthyologie, v. 9 [ref. 21381]. Lectotype established in proposal to ICZN, Case 2594, Trewavas 1987. Not available, on Official Index. •In the synonymy of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852 -- (Paepke 1999:63 [ref. 24282]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

melangaster, Labrus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:246 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Suriname. New name, or incorrect subsequent spelling of Labrus melagaster Bloch. •Objective synonym of Labrus melagaster Bloch 1792. •In the synonymy of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Misspelling. Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

melanotheron, Sarotherodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:21 [Fische und deren Skelette; ref. 3846] Guinea. Lectotype: SMF 1316. Paralectotypes: SMF 5411-12 (2). See Opinion 1548. Lectotype designation not researched, not designated here. •Valid as Tilapia melanotheron (Rüppell 1852) -- (Lee et al. 1980:773 [ref. 22416]). •Valid as Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852 -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Page & Burr 1991:334 [ref. 18983], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:433 [ref. 20954], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:766 [ref. 21590], Fuller et al. 1999:446 [ref. 25838], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Falk et al. 2000:1849 [ref. 24775], Falk et al. 2003:81 [ref. 26792], Falk et al. 2003:2191 [ref. 27032], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:210 [ref. 28183], Mundy 2005:422 [ref. 28379], Scharpf 2009:10 [ref. 30400], Page & Burr 2011:613 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:157 [ref. 32708], Kid et al. 2016:1388 [ref. 37303], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618], Robins et al. 2018:397 [ref. 35886], Dyldin et al. 2020:101 [ref. 37569], Jamandre 2023:164 [ref. 40455]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West Africa: coastal drainages from Senegal south to northern Angola. Introduced elsewhere; established in Florida, U.S.A. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

microcephalus, Chromis Günther [A.] (ex Bleeker) 1862:272 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Ghana. Lectotype: RMNH 4831. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1855.9.19.281 (2). See Boeseman 1963:48, Pl. 5 (fig. 3) [ref. 21734] for figured possible syntype. Lectotype selected by Trewavas 1983:48 [ref. 20940]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852 -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:433 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:766 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

microstomus, Chromis Lortet [L.] 1883:139, Pl. 8 (fig. 1) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon v. 3; ref. 14341] Lake Tiberias [Galilée], Israel. Lectotype: MGHN 3077. Paralectotypes: ?MCZ 25549 (2); MGHN 3074-77 (2, 7, 6, 8); USNM 48016 (1). Lectotype selected by Krupp & Schneider 1989:398 [ref. 13651]; some of the original syntypes are Tilapia zilli. •Synonym of Tilapia galilaea (Lortet 1883) -- (Goren 1974:102 [ref. 7502]). •See Neumann et al. 2011:18 [ref. 31163]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krupp & Schneider 1989:398 [ref. 13651], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:429 [ref. 20954], Çiçek et al. 2024:335 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

multifasciatus, Chromis Günther [A.] 1903:333, Pl. 31 [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 1903.4.24.42-51 (orig. 15, now 14); USNM 50954 (1), 86647 (1). •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:430 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:773 [ref. 21590], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023]). •See Neumann et al. 2011:18 [ref. 31163]. Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

mvogoi, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1965:393, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 71 (nos 3-4); ref. 9263] Akonoling, Nyong River, southern Cameroon. Holotype: MRAC 152666. Paratypes: MRAC 152667-72 (6), 152673-78 (6), 152679-89 (11)(23). •Valid as Sarotherodon mvogoi (Thys van den Audenaerde 1965) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:436 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:389 [ref. 30045], Fermon et al. 2022:249 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon mvogoi (Thys van den Audenaerde 1965). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

nigripinnis, Tilapia Guichenot [A.] in Duméril 1861:254, Pl. 22 (figs. 2-2a) [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gabon. Syntypes: MNHN A-9396 (2). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:224 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:435 [ref. 20954], Falk et al. 2000:1859 [ref. 24775], Falk et al. 2003:81 [ref. 26792], Fermon et al. 2022:250 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861), subspecies nigripinnis -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:385 [ref. 30045]). •Valid as Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861) -- (Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618], Skelton 2019:228 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot 1861). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

occidentalis, Tilapia Daget [J.] 1962:161, Fig. 52; Pl. 13 (fig. 32) [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 65; ref. 5866] Lower Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0110 (4). Additional material: MNHN 1960-0491 (2). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:225 [ref. 20868]. •Valid as Sarotherodon occidentalis (Daget 1962) -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:436 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:774 [ref. 21590], Laboute & Grandperrin 2000:73 [ref. 25191]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon occidentalis (Daget 1962). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

paludinosus, Sarotherodon melanotheron Trewavas [E.] 1983:64, Fig. 23 [ ref. 20940] Sangalkam, near Dakar, Senegal. Holotype: BMNH 1968.5.20.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1968.5.20.2-5 (4). •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:436 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:768 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies heudelotii (Duméril 1861) -- (Falk et al. 2000:1861 [ref. 24775]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

pleuromelas, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:253 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9329. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:225 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:428 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:772 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

rangii, Tilapia Duméril [A. H. A.] 1861:255 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 10 [for 1858]; ref. 1149] Gorée, Senegal. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-9374. Type catalog: Blanc 1962:225 [ref. 20868]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852, subspecies heudelotii (Duméril 1858) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:432 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:767 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

sanagaensis, Tilapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1966:14, Pl. 1 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 153; ref. 9079] Purchased at Edéa, at Sanaga, from fisherman (probably collected from Lake Ossa, a little below Edéa, Cameroon). Holotype: MRAC 152635. Paratypes: MRAC 20007 (1), 152636-41 (6); NMW 7743 (1). •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758), but a valid subspecies -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:431 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:393 [ref. 30045], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon [this subspecies]. Habitat: freshwater.

steinbachi, Tilapia Trewavas [E.] 1962:178, Fig. 10 [Bonner Zoologische Beiträge v. 13 (heft 1/3); ref. 4456] Lake Barombi-ma-Mbu (Elephant Lake), northwestern Cameroon. Holotype: BMNH 1961.10.18.40. Paratypes: BMNH 1961.10.18.41 (1). •Valid as Sarotherodon steinbachi (Trewavas 1962) -- (Trewavas & Teugels 1991:436 [ref. 20954], Stiassny et al. 2007:389 [ref. 30045], Neumann et al. 2011:19 [ref. 31163]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon steinbachi (Trewavas 1962). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa: Lake Barombi-Mbo, Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

tiberiadis, Chromis Lortet [L.] 1883:135, Pl. 6 [Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Lyon v. 3; ref. 14341] Lake Hula, sw Asia. Lectotype: MGHNL 3086:1. Paralectotypes: BMN 1258 (1); MCZ 25526 (1); MGHN 611.19 (1); MGHNL 3084:2 (2), 3085-86 (3, 3); SMF 1318 (1), 5413 (1); SMNS 3188 (1); ZIN 6734 (1). Type catalog: Fricke 1995:9 [ref. 28100] who dates to 1878, Weber 1998:13 [ref. 32707] with syntype as MHNG 611.19 (1), Fricke 2005:27 [ref. 29864] dated 1878. Lectotype selected by Krupp & Schneider 1989:398 [ref. 13651]. •See Neumann et al. 2011:18 [ref. 31163]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Krupp & Schneider 1989:398 [ref. 13651], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:428 [ref. 20954], Çiçek et al. 2024:335 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus 1758). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tournieri, Tilapia Daget [J.] 1965:594 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 5) (1964); ref. 9210] Cavally near Toulépleu, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0272. Paratypes: MNHN 1964-0273 (8). Also in Daget & Iltis 1965:265, Fig. 167 [ref. 13626]. •Valid as Sarotherodon tournieri (Daget 1965) -- (Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477] dated 1964, Trewavas & Teugels 1991:437 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:769 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon tournieri (Daget 1965). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.