Astatotilapia
Astatotilapia is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae found in Eastern and Northern Africa, with a single species, A. flaviijosephi, in Western Asia. Many species have been moved between this genus and Haplochromis, and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled. Based on mtDNA, Astatotilapia as currently defined is polyphyletic.Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
- Astatotilapia bloyeti
- Astatotilapia burtoni
- Astatotilapia calliptera
- Astatotilapia desfontainii
- Astatotilapia flaviijosephi
- Astatotilapia paludinosa Greenwood, 1980
- Astatotilapia stappersii
- Astatotilapia swynnertoni
- Astatotilapia tchadensis Trape, 2016
- Astatotilapia tweddlei P. B. N. Jackson, 1985
There are a few possibly undescribed species in the genus, such as:
- Astatotilapia sp. 'dwarf bigeye scraper'
- Astatotilapia sp. 'shovelmouth'
; Names brought to synonymy:
