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Scientific Name Coptodon guineensis  (Günther, 1862)
Common Name Guinean Tilapia
Type Locality Ashantee, Guinea [now in Ghana].
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Size 300mm or 11.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Coastal waters, from mouth of Senegal River to mouth of the Cuanza River (Angola).
African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cuanza (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4, pp 271, 510.
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Last Update 2020 Apr 24 23:55 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:38)