Heterotilapia is a genus of cichlids native to western Africa. Formerly considered a subgenus of Tilapia, in 2013, it was elevated to genus rank by Dunz and Schliewen.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0