Tilapia coffea Thys van den Audenaerde, 1970

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Cichlidae \| Pseudocrenilabrinae
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Common names	科菲非鲫, 科菲非鯽, ... more

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Main reference

Teugels, G.G. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1991. (Ref. 5163)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 16.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5163)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 8°N - 6°N

Africa: At present only known from and probably endemic to the St. Paul River, Liberia (Ref. 53405).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11. Diagnosis: lower pharyngeal bone about as long as broad, with anterior lamella shorter than toothed area; median pharyngeal teeth not broadened; dorsal and caudal fins densily blotched; dorsal fin with 13-15 spines and 14-17 soft rays (mean 14.15); 9-12 lower gill-rakers (Ref. 53405). Description: body rather deep, its depth 46.3-55.3% of standard length; outer jaw teeth bicuspid and non-spatulate, inner jaw teeth tricuspid, posterior pharyngeal teeth tricuspid, median pharyngeal teeth not broadened; micro-gillrakers present; scales cycloid (Ref. 53405). Coloration: in life: ground colour silvery, tinged with bluish-green on sides and greyish-green on back; top of snout and head grey to greyish-green, upper lip and corners of lower lip bluish-green; anterior part of lower lip, as well as throat and belly, whitish; dark bar from eye to corner of mouth; scales on sides with dark bar at base, dorsal scales dark-edged and lighter (greyish-green) at centre, giving a spotted pattern; pectoral fins transparent; dorsal fin dark grey, covered with numerous transparent or whitish round spots which are larger and aligned in 3-4 oblique series on spinous part, smaller and more numerous on soft part; indistinct outline of "tilapian" spot visible in adults; distal margin of dorsal fin dark grey to blackish; caudal fin white-spotted like dorsal, but with dark hind margin; pelvic fins black; anal fin blackish distally, white-spotted proximally; in subadults, distal margin of dorsal fin sometimes dark red but occasionally entire dorsal and caudal fins may be reddish (Ref. 53405).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Garilao, Cristina V.

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