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Coelotilapia joka (Tilapia)

Synonyms: Tilapia joka
Language: Finnish; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Coelotilapia joka is a species of cichlid fish from Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. It is an oval shaped fish with a black body coloring. Eight to nine yellow, transverse stripes mark the body. The head has small, irregular yellow lines that extend from the eye to the snout, forehead, and mouth. It is one of the few tilapia species that are kept in aquariums.
View Wikipedia Record: Coelotilapia joka

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Coelotilapia joka

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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