Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Cichliformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes

Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Tilapiini
Genus: Tilapia
Species: Tilapia deckerti

Name

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Tilapia deckerti Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967

  • Holotype: ZMB 16758.
  • Paratype: MRAC 157495 (1).

Type locality: Lake Ejagham, Cross River basin, Manyu Subdivision, 5°45'N, 8°59'E [1], South-west Province, Cameroon.

References

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  • Dunz, A. R. & Schliewen, U. K.; 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, 33 (2): 251–280. PDF
  • Martin, C. H.; 2013: Strong assortative mating by diet, color, size, and morphology but limited progress toward sympatric speciation in a classic example: Cameroon crater lake cichlids. Evolution, DOI: 10.1111/evo.12090
  • Thys van den Audenaerde, D. F. E.; 1967: Description of Tilapia deckerti sp. nov. from Lake Ejagham, West Cameroon (Pisces, Cichlidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 76 (3-4): 349–356.
  • Tilapia deckerti in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.