Paratilapia
Paratilapia is a genus of cichlids generally restricted to Madagascar. These are large, dark cichlids densely covered in light spots. An additional very poorly known species from the Congo River basin in mainland Africa is sometimes also placed in the genus, but this is highly questionable and arguably it is better placed in the "wastebasket genus" Haplochromis for the time being.
| Paratilapia | |
|---|---|
| P. polleni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Paratilapiinae Tawil, 2001 |
| Genus: | Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Paratilapia polleni Bleeker, 1868 | |
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