Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES

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Classification

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

Distribution

Africa: from the middle Congo River basin (Kasai drainage and between the Lomami and Kisangani) up to the upper Lualaba and the Bangweulu area (Ref. 55074). Also in Lake Malawi, Zambesi, coastal areas from Zambesi Delta to Natal, Okavango and Cunene (Ref. 5163) as well as the Limpopo, Malagarasi (Ref. 55074) and Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 55074, 74387). Also present in the Cuanza and Catumbela rivers in Angola (Ref. 11970). Introduced elsewhere usually for weed control and aquaculture. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.

Coptodon rendalli Boulenger 1897

Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

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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: ? rendalli Boulenger, 1897; Chromis rendallii Boulenger, 1897; Tilapia christyi Boulenger, 1915; Tilapia druryi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia gefuensis Audenaerde, 1964; Tilapia kirkhami Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia latifrons Boulenger, 1906; Tilapia mackeani Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia melanopleura rendalli (Boulenger, 1897); Tilapia melanopleura swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; 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; Tilapia swierstrae Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; Tilapia sykesii Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917
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 Kinyarwanda; Induwe in Kinyarwanda; Ingege y'igihwati in Kinyarwanda; Kapa in language.; Kayabo in language.; Khundu in language.; Mbufu in Afrikaans; MojarraMojarra in Spanish; Mojarrita in Spanish; Mpende in language.; Mphende in Nyanja; Ngege in language.; Ngege in language.; Ngege in language.; Ngondue in language.; Noordelike rooibors-tilapia in Afrikaans; Northern redbreast bream in English; Perege in language.; 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 language.; Tilapia in Portuguese

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