FB-2488 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Coptodon Coptodon guineensis (Günther, 1862) Guineabuntbarsch Guinean tilapia Tilapia Akpatsu Silla Acung Econo Ekouni Guineantilapia Carpe Gargaza Ifunu Mpupa Karwa Khoss Wass Epia Epiya Wesafu Apa Eporoc ewakaye Furoo Imboye Owe Tome Tsokungi Ukuobu 几内亚非鲫幾內亞非鯽 Chromis guineensis Günther, 1862 Chromis lata Günther, 1862 Chromis latus Günther, 1862 Chromis mossambicus (non Peters, 1852) Chromis polycentra (Duméril, 1861) Chromis tristrami (non Günther, 1860) Haligenes guineensis Bleeker, 1863 Tilapia affinis Duméril, 1861 Tilapia guineensis (Bleeker, 1863) Tilapia guineensis (Günther, 1862) Tilapia guinensis (Günther, 1862) Tilapia haugi (non Pellegrin, 1911) Tilapia lata (Günther, 1862) Tilapia melanopleura (non Duméril, 1861) Tilapia melanopleura camerunensis (non Lönnberg, 1903) Tilapia polycentra Duméril, 1861 Tilapia zillii (non Gervais, 1848) Tilapia zillii guineensis (Günther, 1862) 1991-03-06 2024-01-22 Pullin, R.S.V. 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Agnèse0 The discovery of Coptodon guineensis (Günther, 1862) (Perciformes, Cichlidae) in the Moulay Bousselham lagoon extends the species' range 1000 km northward in Morocco. Check List 17(5):1365-1373 (Ref. 137987) FB-GeneralDescr-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Very tolerant of elevated salinities, found in pure seawater, even reproduction in these highly saline environments is possible (Ref. 52307). Feeds on shrimps, bivalves, plankton (Ref. 28587), detritus (Ref. 28587, 52307), higher plants, algae, aufwuchs and small crustaceans (Ref. 52307). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Very prolific, spawning up to every 3 weeks (Ref. 52307). Pair bonding, open (Ref. 52307) substrate brooder/spawner (Ref. 52307, 81260) with both parents guarding the brood (Ref. 52307). Dunz, A.R. and U.K. Schliewen 2013 Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as "Tilapia". Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 68(1):64-80. (Ref. 93285) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-10 18:37:56 2017-12-20 22:08:19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Diagnosis: upper profile of head strongly convex; lower pharyngeal bone about as long as broad, and with anterior lamella shorter than toothed area (Ref. 53405). 10 or fewer rakers on lower limb of first arch; unpaired fins not predominantly red-brown; mouth terminal; 29-30 scales on lateral line; outer row teeth robust (Ref. 81260). Dorsal fin with 14-16 spines and 12-13 soft rays (total rays 27-29) (Ref. 53405, 81260). Anal fin with 3 spines and 8-10 soft rays; caudal fin weakly covered with scales at base or entirely membranous (Ref. 81260). Caudal without spots, grey on upper lobe, yellow on lower; large vertical stripes weakly pronounced on flanks; flank scales with a blackish mark at base (Ref. 53405, 81260). No bifurcated dark vertical bars on flanks; dorsal and anal without orange-red upper margin (Ref. 53405). Length of caudal peduncle 10.5-12.9% of standard length (Ref. 81260).Description: head length 29.7-34.1% SL (Ref. 81260). Lower pharyngeal jaw with unicuspid curved anterior teeth (Ref. 81260) and tricuspid posterior teeth (Ref. 53405, 81260). Ventral keel shorter than dentigerous plate (Ref. 81260). 3-6 rows of teeth in oral jaws (Ref. 81260), outer row teeth, bicuspid, not spatulate (Ref. 53405, 81260), inner jaw teeth tricuspid (Ref. 53405). Micro-gillrakers present; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405).Coloration: in life: ground color silvery (Ref. 52307, 53405, 81260) to brownish (sometimes a bitgreenish)(Ref. 52307), changing to whitish on belly and to yellowish-green on back and top of head (Ref. 53405, 81260). All scales on sides with black spot at base (Ref. 52307, 53405, 81260). Sides with 6-8 rather indistinct darker cross bars (Ref. 53405, 81260), often irregularly separated into dark blotches (Ref. 52307). Additionally, 2 longitudinal stripes are visible when fish is stressed (Ref. 52307). Upper surface of snout dark green; lower lip, breast and belly white; dorsal fin greyish to transparent, with distinct "tilapia spot", and some light lines between spines and on soft part, as well as some dark and light bands or light round spots; caudal fin unspotted, its upper part greyish and lower yellowish; anal fin greyish, its distal margin darker (Ref. 53405, 81260). Pelvics greyish to blackish (Ref. 52307, 53405, 81260), white-edged anteriorly (Ref. 53405, 81260). Pectoral fins transparent or sometimes tinged with yellow at base (Ref. 53405, 81260). Throat (Ref. 81260), breast (Ref. 53405) and belly sometimes reddish or blackish after preservation (Ref. 53405). Specimens between 2-13cm SL with tendency to show bicolour caudal fin, clear yellowish dorsally and dark yellowish ventrally; specimens above 13cm SL with bicolour caudal fin without dots (Ref. 57660). Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 2003 Cichlidae. p. 521-600. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 815p. (Ref. 53405) FB-Morphology-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2006-11-10 18:37:56 2017-12-20 22:08:19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 10 Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 2003 Cichlidae. p. 521-600. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 2. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 815p. (Ref. 53405) FB-Distribution-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2025-10-02 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: coastal basins, fresh waters, brackish and marine waters from Moulay Bousselham (Canal de Nador), Morocco to mouth of the Cuanza River (Angola) (Ref. 81260), sometimes ascending far up rivers. Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 1991 Tilapia. p. 482-508. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5163) FB-Uses-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) Garibaldi, L. 1996 List of animal species used in aquaculture. FAO Fish. Circ. 914. 38 p. (Ref. 12108) FB-LifeCycle-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=2488&StockCode=2682 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Oviparous (Ref. 205). Subtrate guarding of eggs as a form of parental care is done by both male and female (Ref. 50828). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-09-19 00:00:00 1999-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public guineensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Feeds on shrimps, bivalves, plankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Diouf, P.S. 1996 Les peuplements de poissons des milieux estuariens de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: L'exemple de l'estuaire hyperhalin du Sine-Saloum. Université de Montpellier II. Thèses et Documents Microfiches No.156. ORSTOM, Paris. 267 p. (Ref. 28587) FB-Size-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 30.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 31256)) Olaosebikan, B.D. and A. Raji 1998 Field guide to Nigerian freshwater fishes. Federal College of Freshwater Fisheries Technology, New Bussa, Nigeria. 106 p. (Ref. 31256) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Diseases-2488-1558 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Allan Palacio 2005-06-27 00:00:00 2005-06-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/diseases/diseasesList.cfm?ID=2488&StockCode=2682 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Nosema Disease 2. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) Paperna, I. 1996 Parasites, infections and diseases of fishes in Africa. An update. CIFA Tech. Pap. No. 31. 220 p. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 45600) FB-Habitat-2488 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2488 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; marine