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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Coptodon

(See list of species below)


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31 species (see list below)
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Photo by Bornstein, A.

Africa
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Coptodon bakossiorum (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)

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Coptodon bakossiorum
[]

Photo by Bornstein, A.

Africa
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Coptodon bemini (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972)

Photo by Photo by Bornstein, A.
 
Coptodon bemini
[]

Photo by Bornstein, A.

Africa
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Coptodon bythobates (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)

Photo by Photo by Bornstein, A.
 
Coptodon bythobates
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.1 cm SL
 
Coptodon cameronensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.6 cm TL
 
Coptodon camerunensis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 16.1 cm TL
Coptodon coffea (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1970)

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Coptodon coffea
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Coptodon congica (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1960)

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Coptodon congica
[]

Photo by Mody, K.

Africa
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Coptodon dageti (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971)

Photo by Photo by Mody, K.
 
Coptodon dageti
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Coptodon deckerti (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967)

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Coptodon deckerti
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Coptodon discolor (Günther, 1903)

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Coptodon discolor
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.0 cm SL
 
Coptodon ejagham
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Coptodon flavus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Coptodon fusiforme
[]

Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Africa
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Coptodon guineensis (Günther, 1862)

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Coptodon guineensis
[Guinean tilapia]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Coptodon gutturosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Coptodon imbrifernus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Coptodon ismailiaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Coptodon konkourensis
[]

Photo by Loiselle, P.V.

Africa
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Coptodon kottae (Lönnberg, 1904)

Photo by Photo by Loiselle, P.V.
 
Coptodon kottae
[]

Photo by Albering, J.

Africa
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Coptodon louka (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969)

Photo by Photo by Albering, J.
 
Coptodon louka
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Coptodon margaritacea (Boulenger, 1916)

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Coptodon margaritacea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Coptodon nigrans
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Coptodon nyongana (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971)

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Coptodon nyongana
[]

Photo by Lovshin, L.

Africa
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

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Coptodon rendalli
[Redbreast tilapia]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Coptodon rheophila
[]

Photo by Albering, J.

Africa
Max. Length 5.0 cm SL
Coptodon snyderae (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)

Photo by Photo by Albering, J.
 
Coptodon snyderae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
 
Coptodon spongotroktis
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Coptodon tholloni (Sauvage, 1884)

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Coptodon tholloni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Coptodon thysi
[]

Photo by RMCA

Africa
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Coptodon walteri (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968)

Photo by Photo by RMCA
 
Coptodon walteri
[]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Israel.
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Coptodon zillii
[Redbelly tilapia]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Coptodon bakossiorum Africa 7 SL 1992
Coptodon bemini Africa 6.7 SL 1972
Coptodon bythobates Africa 12.6 SL 1992
Coptodon cameronensis Africa 32.1 SL 1927
Coptodon camerunensis Africa 13.6 TL 1903
Coptodon coffea Africa 16.1 TL 1970
Coptodon congica Africa 25 TL 1960
Coptodon dageti Africa 40 TL 1971
Coptodon deckerti Africa 10.2 SL 1967
Coptodon discolor Africa 22.5 TL 1903
Coptodon ejagham Africa 20.0 SL 2010
Coptodon flavus Africa 8.2 SL 1992
Coptodon fusiforme Africa 8 SL 2010
Coptodon guineensis Guinean tilapia Africa 30 SL 1862
Coptodon gutturosus Africa 6.4 SL 1992
Coptodon imbrifernus Africa 13.2 SL 1992
Coptodon ismailiaensis Africa 9.3 SL 1995
Coptodon konkourensis Africa 8.5 SL 2012
Coptodon kottae Africa 15 TL 1904
Coptodon louka Africa 25 TL 1969
Coptodon margaritacea Africa 17.5 TL 1916
Coptodon nigrans Africa 15.3 SL 2010
Coptodon nyongana Africa 21 TL 1971
Coptodon rendalli Redbreast tilapia Africa 45 TL 1897
Coptodon rheophila Africa 10 TL 1962
Coptodon snyderae Africa 5.0 SL 1992
Coptodon spongotroktis Africa 13.7 SL 1992
Coptodon tholloni Africa 22 TL 1884
Coptodon thysi Africa 6.4 SL 1992
Coptodon walteri Africa 27 TL 1968
Coptodon zillii Redbelly tilapia Israel. 40 SL 1848



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