Heterotilapia | |
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T. buttikoferi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
Tribe: | Tilapiini |
Genus: |
Heterotilapia Regan, 1920 |
Type species | |
Chromis buttikoferi Hubrecht, 1881 |
Heterotilapia is a genus of cichlids native to western Africa. Formerly considered a subgenus of Tilapia, in 2013, it was elevated to genus rank by Dunz and Schliewen.
Two recognized species are in this genus: