Pelmatolapia

Pelmatolapia
Spotted Tilapia (P. mariae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pelmatolapia
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
Type species
Tilapia mariae
Boulenger, 1899

Pelmatolapia is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. 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


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