A species of cichlid, indigenous to coastal West Africa.
Blackchin tilapia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cichliformes
Family:
Cichlidae
Genus:
Sarotherodon
Species:
S. melanotheron
Binomial name
Sarotherodon melanotheron
(Rüppell, 1852)
Synonyms[2]
Tilapia melanotheron (Rüppell, 1852)
Tilapia heudelotii Duméril, 1861
Chromis heudelotii (Duméril, 1861)
Tilapia rangii Duméril, 1861
Chromis macrocephalus Bleeker, 1862
Tilapia macrocephala (Bleeker, 1862)
Chromis microcephalus Günther, 1862
Tilapia microcephala (Günther, 1862)
Melanogenes macrocephalus Bleeker, 1863
Melanogenes microcephalus Bleeker, 1863
Tilapia leonensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1971
The blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) is a species of cichlid native to coastal west Africa. It is a paternal mouthbrooder which has been introduced to Asia and North America.
In the Philippines, it is also informally called gloria or tilapiang arroyo after former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo because of its small size and mole-like dark pigmentation under its lower jaw, resembling that of the short stature and mole on the former president's left cheek.
^Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Sarotherodon melanotheron". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182038A58328597. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182038A58328597.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Sarotherodon melanotheron" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
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