Astatotilapia | |
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Astatotilapia stappersii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 |
Type species | |
Sparus desfontainii Lacépède, 1802
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Astatotilapia is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae found in Eastern and Northern Africa, with a single species, A. flaviijosephi, in Western Asia (the only non-African haplochromine). [1] Many species have been moved between this genus and Haplochromis, and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled. [2] Based on mtDNA, Astatotilapia as currently defined is polyphyletic. [3]
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: [2]
There are a few possibly undescribed species in the genus, [3] such as:
Astatotilapia | |
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Astatotilapia stappersii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: |
Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904 |
Type species | |
Sparus desfontainii Lacépède, 1802
|
Astatotilapia is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae found in Eastern and Northern Africa, with a single species, A. flaviijosephi, in Western Asia (the only non-African haplochromine). [1] Many species have been moved between this genus and Haplochromis, and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled. [2] Based on mtDNA, Astatotilapia as currently defined is polyphyletic. [3]
There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: [2]
There are a few possibly undescribed species in the genus, [3] such as: