Tilapia zillii

Redbelly tilapia
File:Tizil u0.gif
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Tilapia
Species:	T. zillii
Binomial name
Tilapia zillii (Gervais, 1848)
Synonyms
Acerina zillei Gervais, 1848 (misspelling) Acerina zillii Gervais, 1848 Chromis andreae Günther, 1864 Chromis caeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 (misspelling) Chromis coeruleomaculatus Rochebrune, 1880 Chromis faidherbii Rochebrune, 1880 Chromis melanopleura (Duméril, 1861) Chromis menzalensis Mitchell, 1895 Chromis tristrami (Günther, 1860) Chromis zillii (Gervais, 1848) Coptodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling) Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Coptodus zillei (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling) Coptodus zillii (Gervais, 1848) Glyphisidon zillei (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling) Glyphisidon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Haligenes tristrami Günther, 1860 Sarotherodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling) Sarotherodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Tilapia caeruleomaculatus (Rochebrune, 1880) (misspelling) Tilapia faidherbi (Rochebrune, 1880) (misspelling) Tilapia melanopleura Duméril, 1861 Tilapia menzalensis (Mitchell, 1895) Tilapia multiradiata Holly, 1928 Tilapia shariensis Fowler, 1949 Tilapia sparrmani multiradiata Holly, 1928 Tilapia tristrami (Günther, 1860) Tilapia zillei (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling) Tilapia zilli (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling)

The Redbelly tilapia, Tilapia zillii, is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found widely in numerous African and Eurasian countries, both as aquarium fish and food fish. Its natural habitats are marginal vegetation and seasonal floodplain streams, lakes, and ponds. The species is sometimes named as Coptodon zillii by some authors.

References

• http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/factsheet.aspx?SpeciesID=485
• http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=169813
• http://el.erdc.usace.army.mil/ansrp/ANSIS/html/tilapia_zilli_redbelly_tilapia.htm