Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)
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https://doi.org/ 10.26028/cybium/2022-462-3-001 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C63F87BA-E3B1-3FED-7584-DF89EF25F9C7 |
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Felipe |
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Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) |
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Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) View in CoL
Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848) [Synonym: senior, new�
Tilapia melanopleura Duméril, 1861 View in CoL [Synonym: junior, original� Occurrence: questionable
Maximum length: 40 cm SL
Water type: brackish, freshwater
Environment: benthopelagic
Depth range: _
Migration: potamodromous
IUCN status: LC – Least concern (2020)
Source: preserved
Distribution and remarks: occurs in the Senegal, the Niger (and Benue), Chad basin, Volta, Ogun, Oshun, Bia, Comoe, Me, Bandama, Boubo and Sassandra. Elsewhere it is known from the Ubangui, Uele, and Ituri ( Congo), Lake Albert, Nile, Lake Turkana and the Jordan basin. It has been introduced into several hydrographic basins but absent natively form Lower Guinea. Might be introduced in Gabon for aquaculture.
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Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)
| Fermon, Yves, Bailly, Nicolas, Cardiec, Floriane, Causse, Romain, Chartrain, Emmanuel, Chirio, Laurent, Bruyne, Godefroy De, Deynat, Pascal, Hopkins, Carl D., Lamboj, Anton, Mennesson, Marion I., Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Paugy, Didier, Sidlauskas, Brian, Sullivan, John P., Weghe, Jean-Pierre Van De, Vigliotta, Thomas R. & Zee, Jouke Van Der 2022 |
Tilapia melanopleura Duméril, 1861
| Dumeril 1861 |