Adult in dominant coloration
An adult of Coptodon fusiformisspecimen in dominant coloration in the aquarium of Anton Lamboj [Austria].Photo by Anton Lamboj. (05-Jan-2007). determiner Anton Lamboj

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Coptodonini

Genus
Coptodon

Status
valid


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Last updated on:
03-Jul-2013

Coptodon fusiformis (Dunz & Schliewen, 2010)

Original description as Tilapia fusiforme:

ZooBank:797469D8-87C1-4BAD-96A1-0C5FF7A2280A.

  • Dunz, Andreas R. & U.K. Schliewen. 2010. "Description of a Tilapia (Coptodon) species flock of Lake Ejagham (Cameroon), including a redescription of Tilapia deckerti Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967 (Perciformes, Cichlidae)". Spixiana (crc02795) (abstract)

Conservation: Coptodon fusiformis is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.

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