Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Actinopterygii: order
Perciformes: family
Cichlidae: genus
Coptodon: species
Coptodon rendalli

Coptodon rendalli Boulenger 1897

Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

Fig. 34

Body deep; greatest body depth contained 2.4 to 2.8, head depth 3.2 to 3.6 and caudal peduncle depth 6.1 to 7.2 times in SL; head length 2.8 to 3.3 and caudal peduncle length 6.5 to 7.5 in SL; snout length 2.3 to 2.9, horizontal orbital diameter 2.0 to 4.6 and least interorbital width 2.4 to 3.8 to in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla and dentary with one or two teeth rows. Upper lateral line with 20 or 21, lower lateral line with 11-14 pored scales and longitudinal series with 28-33 scales. Transversal series above upper lateral line with 3½-5 scale rows and below lower lateral line with 5-7 scale row. Dorsal fin with XV-XVI,11-13 rays, pectoral fin with 11-13, pelvic fin with I,5 and anal fin with III,8-10 rays (Graça, Pavanelli, 2007). Ground color greyish to pale brown; black rounded blotch on posterior margin of opercle; dark-brown transverse bars on flank. Dorsal, anal and pelvic fins hyaline and scattered with dark-brown spots.

Maximum standard length. 170.0 mm.

Distribution. Africa, widely introduced everywhere (Eschmeyer et al., 2017), including Brazil.

Remarks. Coptodon rendalli was identified as Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) by Graça, Pavanelli (2007). Dunz, Schliewen (2013), in a molecular phylogeny of the specimens commonly known as “ Tilapia ”, proposed the new combination. Coptodon rendalli is an African species, widely introduced in South America by fish farming.

Name

Synonyms: Chromis rendalli Boulenger, 1897; Chromis rendallii Boulenger, 1897; Chromis rendallii error; Tilapia christyi Boulenger, 1915; Tilapia druryi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia gefuensis Audenaerde, 1964; Tilapia gefuensis van-den Audenaerde, 1964; Tilapia kirkhami Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia latifrons Boulenger, 1906; Tilapia mackeani Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia melanopleura rendalli (Boulenger, 1897); Tilapia melanopleura swierstra Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia melanopleura swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia rendalii (Boulenger, 1897); Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897); Tilapia rendalli gefuensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964; Tilapia rendalli rendalli; Tilapia rendalli swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia rendallis (Boulenger, 1897); Tilapia sexfasciata Pellegrin, 1900
Homonyms: Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
Common names: Acará tilápia in Portuguese; Blue tilapia in English; Carpe in French; Chilunguni in Nyanja; Chiunguni in Nyanja; Congo perch in English; Congo tilapia in English; Ekouni in language.; Getsha in Venda; Impaga in language.; Induwe in language.; Ingege y'igihwati in language.; Kapa in language.; Kayabo in language.; Khundu in language.; Mbufu in Afrikaans; Mojarra Mojarra in Spanish; Mojarrita in Spanish; Mpende in language.; Mphende in Nyanja; Ngege in Swahili; Ngege in Swahili; Ngege in Swahili; Ngondue in language.; Noordelike rooibors-tilapia in Afrikaans; Northern redbreast bream in English; Perege in Swahili; Punarintatilapia in Finnish; Red-breasted bream in English; Red-breasted tilapia in English; Red-breasted tilapia in English; Redbelly tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreast tilapia in English; Redbreasted bream in English; Rendalls Tilapie in German; Rooibors-tilapia in Afrikaans; Rooiborskurper in Afrikaans; Rotbrüstige Tilapie in German; Sato in Swahili; Tilapia in Spanish

Bibliographic References

Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019).