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Cichlidae
Redbelly tilapia
Coptodon zillii
Cichlid beneath the Niger Basin
- Red
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Red
Tropical
Africa
Fusiform
MediumRedbelly tilapia is a freshwater fish found around Africa and Eurasia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 40 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Coptodon
- Maximum length
- 40 cm
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa and Eurasia: South Morocco, Sahara, Niger-Benue system, rivers Senegal, Sassandra, Bandama, Boubo, Mé, Comoé, Bia, Ogun and Oshun, Volta system, Chad-Shari system (Ref. 5163 ), middle Congo River basin in the Ubangi, Uele (Ref. 55074 ), Itimbiri, Aruwimi (Ref. 55074 , 106290 ), Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290 ) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lakes Albert (Ref. 55074 ) and Turkana, Nile system and Jordan system (Ref. 5163 ). Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
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