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.