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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

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