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Tilapia
Smith, 1840
Pelmatolapia
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; (synonym)
Trewavasia
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; (synonym)
Reganotilapia
Whitley, 1950; (synonym)
Chromis
Gėnther, 1862; (preoccupied)
Haligenes
Gėnther, 1859; (synonym)
Dagetia
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; (synonym)
Heterotilapia
Regan, 1920; (preoccupied)
Coptodon
Gervais, 1853; (synonym)
Coptodus
; (synonym)
Tilapia bakossiorum
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia baloni
Trewavas & Stewart, 1975
Tilapia bemini
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972
Tilapia bilineata
Pellegrin, 1900
Tilapia crassa
Pellegrin, 1903; (vs)
Tilapia brevimanus
Boulenger, 1911
Tilapia savagei
Fowler, 1919; (synonym)
Tilapia busumana
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Chromis busumanus
Gėnther, 1903; (valid as)
Tilapia buttikoferi
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Chromis buttikoferi
Hubrecht, 1881; (valid as)
Tilapia ansorgii
Boulenger, 1911; (synonym)
Heterotilapia buttikoferi
Regan, 1920; (valid as)
Reganotilapia buttikoferi
Whitley, 1950; (valid as)
Tilapia bythobates
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia cabrae
Boulenger, 1899
Tilapia haugi
Pellegrin, 1911; (synonym)
Tilapia ngomoensis
Pellegrin, 1913; (synonym)
Tilapia cameronensis
Holly, 1927
Tilapia camerunensis
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Tilapia lata
var.
camerunensis
Lænnberg, 1903; (valid as)
Tilapia cessiana
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
Tilapia coffea
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1970
Tilapia congica
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Tilapia tholloni congica
Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1960; (valid as)
Tilapia dageti
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Coptodon dageti
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971; (valid as)
Tilapia dageti
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971; (valid as)
Tilapia deckerti
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967
Tilapia desfontainesi
Boulenger, 1899
Sparus desfontaianii
; (synonym)
Tilapia desfontainesi
Boulenger, 1899; (unjustified emendation)
Tilapia discolor
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Chromis discolor
Gėnther, 1903; (valid as)
Tilapia eisentrauti
Trewavas, 1962
Konia eisentrauti
Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972; (valid as)
Tilapia flava
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia guinasana
Trewavas, 1936
Trewavasia guinasana
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; (valid as)
Tilapia guineensis
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Tilapia affinis
DumŠril, 1861; (synonym)
Tilapia polycentra
DumŠril, 1861; (synonym)
Chromis guineensis
Gėnther (ex Bleeker), 1862; (valid as)
Chromis latus
Gėnther, 1862; (synonym)
Chromis guineensis
Bleeker, 1863; (unavailable, in passing)
Haligenes guineensis
Bleeker, 1863; (valid as)
Haligenes guineĢnsis
Bleeker, 1863; (misspelling)
Tilapia gutturosa
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia imbriferna
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia ismailiaensis
Mekkawy, 1995
Tilapia jallae
Daget et al., 1991
Chromis jallae
Boulenger, 1896; (valid as)
Tilapia joka
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
Tilapia kottae
Lænnberg, 1904
Tilapia louka
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
Tilapia margaritacea
Boulenger, 1916
Tilapia mariae
Boulenger, 1899
Tilapia dubia
Lænnberg, 1904; (synonym)
Tilapia meeki
Pellegrin, 1911; (synonym)
Pelmatolapia mariae
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; (valid as)
Tilapia melanotheron
authors
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Ruppel, 1852
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Rėppell, 1852; (opinion 1548)
Sarotherodon melanotheron
Rėppell, 1852; (valid as)
Tilapia melanotheron
Lee et al., 1980
Tilapia nyongana
thys, 1968
Coptodon nyongana
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971
Tilapia nyongana
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971
Tilapia oligacanthus
T. o.
var.
nossibeensis
Tilapia oligacanthus
var.
nossibeensis
Bleeker, 1868; (misspelling)
Tilapia oligacanthus
var.
nossibeĢnsis
Bleeker, 1868; (misspelling)
Tilapia rendalli
Boulenger, 1896
Chromis rendalli
Boulenger, 1897; (valid as)
Tilapia sexfasciata
Pellegrin, 1900; (synonym)
Tilapia latifrons
Boulenger, 1906; (synonym)
Tilapia christyi
Boulenger, 1915; (synonym)
Tilapia druryi
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; (synonym)
Tilapia kirkhami
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; (synonym)
Tilapia mackeani
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; (synonym)
Tilapia swierstrae
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; (synonym)
Tilapia sykesii
Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917; (synonym)
Tilapia gefuensis
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964; (synonym)
Tilapia rendalli
Ortega & Vari, 1986
Tilapia rheophila
Daget, 1962
Dagetia rheophila
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969; (valid as)
Tilapia ruweti
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Pelmatochromis ruweti
Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965; (valid as)
Tilapia snyderae
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia sparrmanii
Smith, 1840
Tilapia fouloni
Boulenger, 1905; (synonym)
Tilapia deschauenseei
Fowler, 1931; (synonym)
Tilapia spongotroktis
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia tholloni
Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1991
Chromis tholloni
Sauvage, 1884; (valid as)
Chromis ogowensis
Gėnther, 1896; (synonym)
Tilapia thysi
Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992
Tilapia walteri
Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
Tilapia zillii
Goren, 1974
Acerina zillii
Gervais, 1848; (valid as)
Haligenes tristrami
Gėnther, 1859; (synonym)
Haligenes tristrami
Gėnther, 1860; (synonym)
Tilapia melanopleura
DumŠril, 1861; (synonym)
Chromis andreae
Gėnther, 1864; (synonym)
Chromis coeruleo maculatus
Rochebrune, 1880; (misspelling)
Chromis coeruleomaculatus
Rochebrune, 1880; (synonym)
Chromis faidherbii
Rochebrune, 1880; (synonym)
Chromis menzalensis
Mitchell, 1895; (synonym)
Tilapia sparrmani multiradiata
Holly, 1928; (synonym)
Tilapia shariensis
Fowler, 1949; (synonym)
Acerina zilli
Goren, 1991; (misspelling)
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Igor Sheremetyev
; This is a conversion from a database dump, and there are probably many odd things as result of automatic conversion.