Biology:Pelmatolapia
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Pelmatolapia | |
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| Spotted Tilapia (P. mariae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Pelmatolapiini Dunz & Schliewen, 2013 |
| Genus: | Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899
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Pelmatolapia is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa. This genus and Pterochromis are the only in the tribe Pelmatolapiini, but formerly they were included in Tilapiini.[1][2]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Pelmatolapia cabrae (Boulenger, 1899)
- Pelmatolapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899) (Spotted Tilapia)
References
- ↑ "Pseudocrenilabrinae". NCBI. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=318546&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock.
- ↑ Andreas R.Dunz; Ulrich K.Schliewen (2013). "Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as Tilapia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68 (1): 64–80. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015. PMID 23542002.
- ↑ 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
Wikidata ☰ Q15839919 entry
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