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| Scientific Name | Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) |
| Common Names | Redbelly Tilapia Zill's Tilapia |
| Type Locality | Artesian well, Tuggurth, Algeria [North Africa]. |
| Synonym(s) | ? zillei, Acerina zillii, Chromis andreae, Chromis caeruleomaculatus, Chromis coeruleomaculatus, Chromis faidherbii, Chromis melanopleura, Chromis menzalensis, Chromis tristrami, Chromis zillii, Coptodus zillii, Glyphisidon zillei, Haligenes tristrami, Sarotherodon zillei, Tilapia caeruleomaculatus, Tilapia caerulomaculatus, Tilapia faidherbi, Tilapia melanopleura, Tilapia menzalensis, Tilapia multiradiata |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa and Eurasia: South Morocco, Sahara, Senegal River, Niger-Benue system, Sassandra and Bandama Rivers in Côte d"Ivoire, Volta system, Chad-Shari system, Ubangi-Uele-Ituri Rivers (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Lakes Mobutu and Turkana, Nile system and the Jordan system. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Sassandra (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Côte de Ivoire Waters, Bandama (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Chad (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Ubangi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Aruwimi, Ituri (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Ubangi, Uele (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Albert (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) Jordan (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie) (Sér. 3) v. 10, pp 203. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.337.2733 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:47) |