Heterotilapia
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T. buttikoferi | |
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Genus: | Heterotilapia Regan, 1920
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Chromis buttikoferi Hubrecht, 1881
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Heterotilapia is a genus of cichlids native to western Africa. Formerly considered a subgenus of Tilapia, in 2013, it was elevated to genus rank by Dunz and Schliewen.[1]
Species
Two recognized species are in this genus:[1]
- Heterotilapia buttikoferi (Hubrecht, 1881) (zebra tilapia)
- Heterotilapia cessiana (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968)
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