Pelmatolapia Explained

Pelmatolapia is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa. This genus and Pterochromis are the only in the tribe Pelmatolapiini, but formerly they were included in Tilapiini.^{[1] [2]}

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Pelmatolapia cabrae (Boulenger, 1899)
• Pelmatolapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899) (Spotted Tilapia)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pseudocrenilabrinae. 27 September 2019 . NCBI.
2. Andreas R.Dunz . Ulrich K.Schliewen . amp . 2013 . Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as Tilapia . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 68 . 1 . 64–80 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015. 23542002 .
3. Dunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as “Tilapia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 29 March 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015