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Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852

270804  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:270804)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Cichliformes (Order)
  11. Cichlidae (Family)
  12. Pseudocrenilabrinae (Subfamily)
  13. Sarotherodon (Genus)
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Genus
Sarothredon · unaccepted (misspelling)

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  1. Species Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  2. Species Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852
  3. Species Sarotherodon nigripinnis (Guichenot, 1861)
  4. Species Sarotherodon amphimelas (Hilgendorf, 1905) accepted as Oreochromis amphimelas (Hilgendorf, 1905)
  5. Species Sarotherodon andersoni (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861) (misspelling)
  6. Species Sarotherodon andersonii (Castelnau, 1861) accepted as Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
  7. Species Sarotherodon angolensis Trewavas, 1973 accepted as Oreochromis angolensis (Trewavas, 1973)
  8. Species Sarotherodon aureum (Steindachner, 1864) accepted as Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) (misspelling)
  9. Species Sarotherodon aureus (Steindachner, 1864) accepted as Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864)
  10. Species Sarotherodon chilwae (Trewavas, 1966) accepted as Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger, 1897 (junior synonym)
  11. Species Sarotherodon galilaeum (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Species Sarotherodon galileus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
  13. Species Sarotherodon hornorum (Trewavas, 1966) accepted as Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922)
  14. Species Sarotherodon korogwe (Lowe, 1955) accepted as Oreochromis korogwe (Lowe, 1955)
  15. Species Sarotherodon mossambica (Peters, 1852) accepted as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
  16. Species Sarotherodon mossambicum (Peters, 1852) accepted as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852) (misspelling)
  17. Species Sarotherodon mossambicus (Peters, 1852) accepted as Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
  18. Species Sarotherodon multifasciatus (Günther, 1903) accepted as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
  19. Species Sarotherodon nilotica accepted as Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  20. Species Sarotherodon niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  21. Species Sarotherodon placidus (Trewavas, 1941) accepted as Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas, 1941)
  22. Species Sarotherodon ruvumae (Trewavas, 1966) accepted as Oreochromis placidus (Trewavas, 1941)
  23. Species Sarotherodon sanagaensis (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1966) accepted as Sarotherodon galilaeus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior synonym)
  24. Species Sarotherodon shilwae (Trewavas, 1966) accepted as Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger, 1897 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  25. Species Sarotherodon shiranus (Boulenger, 1897) accepted as Oreochromis shiranus Boulenger, 1897
  26. Species Sarotherodon urolepis (Norman, 1922) accepted as Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922)
  27. Species Sarotherodon zillei (Gervais, 1848) accepted as Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) (misspelling)
  28. Species Sarotherodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) accepted as Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1852). Verzeichniss der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. <em>Vierte Abtheilung: Fische und deren Skelette. Frankfurt am Main.</em> . i-iv + 1-40. [details] 
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270804 on 2025-06-03
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2008-01-15 10:18:16Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2013-03-05 08:18:02Z
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Bailly, Nicolas
2014-11-21 13:09:37Z
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Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

original description Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1852). Verzeichniss der in dem Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft aufgestellten Sammlungen. <em>Vierte Abtheilung: Fische und deren Skelette. Frankfurt am Main.</em> . i-iv + 1-40. [details] 

original description (of Melanogenes Bleeker, 1863) Bleeker, P. (1863). Mémoire sur les poissons de la côte de Guinée. <em>Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem (Ser. 2).</em> v. 18 (1862): 1-136, Pls. 1-28. [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details] 

 
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