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 9 recognized species in this genus:Astatotilapia bloyeti Astatotilapia burtoni Astatotilapia calliptera Astatotilapia desfontainii Astatotilapia flaviijosephi Astatotilapia stappersii Astatotilapia swynnertoni Astatotilapia tchadensis Trape, 2016Astatotilapia tweddlei Peter Brian [Neville Jackson|P. B. N. Jackson], 1985There are a few possibly undescribed species in the genus, such as:
- Astatotilapia [sp. 'dwarf bigeye scraper'|Astatotilapia sp. 'dwarf bigeye scraper']
- Astatotilapia sp. 'shovelmouth'