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Coptodon {genus} -
Chordata
;
Actinopterygii
;
Cichliformes
;
Cichlidae
;
Pseudocrenilabrinae
;
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Sub-taxa
Species (13)
Coptodon bemini [1]
Coptodon cameronensis [123]
Coptodon congicus [10]
Coptodon dageti [1]
Coptodon guineensis [72]
Coptodon louka [1]
Coptodon nyonganus [1]
Coptodon rendalli [179]
Coptodon snyderae [1]
Coptodon sp. [8]
Coptodon sp. JDD-2015 [26]
Coptodon tholloni [15]
Coptodon zillii [253]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
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BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
712
Public Records:
377
Specimens with Sequences:
653
Public Species:
11
Specimens with Barcodes:
596
Public BINs:
19
Species:
13
Species With Barcodes:
13
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Imagery
images representing subtaxa of Coptodon
(
Coptodon zillii
)
Sample ID:
NGA-2014-0373
License:
CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)
License Holder:
Unspecified, SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
Collection Sites
Collected from 24 countries.
Top 20:
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Cameroon
84
Gabon
8
Malawi
4
Nigeria
27
Senegal
8
Guinea
3
Kenya
26
Philippines
7
Zambia
3
China
17
Guinea-Bissau
6
Namibia
3
Ivory Coast
15
Colombia
6
Angola
2
Brazil
13
Tanzania
5
South Africa
2
Pakistan
11
Mexico
5
Taxon Occurrence (GBIF)
![(Coptodon cameronensis - NHPC-24451) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) Herve Tjomb Universite de Ngaoundere](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/SANAA/24451%2B1711481716.jpg "(Coptodon cameronensis - NHPC-24451) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2025)")
![(Coptodon guineensis - CFH016) @11 [ ] copyright (2022) OWO Nicolas Roland Universite Nangui Abrogoua](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/IMFIB/CFH016%2B1665831130.jpg "(Coptodon guineensis - CFH016) {} [ ] copyright (2022)")
![(Coptodon nyonganus - NHPC-LI5) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) Herve Tjomb Universite de Ngaoundere](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/SANAA/LI5%2B1105057458.jpg "(Coptodon nyonganus - NHPC-LI5) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2025)")
![(Coptodon rendalli - HvdB-12-2009-139) @15 [ ] No Rights Reserved (2010) Unspecified University of Johannesburg](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/HVDBF/IMG_1495%2B324668126.JPG "(Coptodon rendalli - HvdB-12-2009-139) {} [ ] No Rights Reserved (2010)")
![(Coptodon sp. JDD-2015 - GB_ELA-01) @11 [ ] Copyright (c) (2021) jean-dominique durand IRD](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/BIGFI/GB_ELA-01%2B1622817934.jpg "(Coptodon sp. JDD-2015 - GB_ELA-01) {} [ ] Copyright (c) (2021)")
![(Coptodon tholloni - OS22131 GAB17-0033) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017) Brian Sidlauskas Oregon State University](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/FIGAB/OS22131_GAB17033_Coptodon_tholloni%2B1563743711.jpg "(Coptodon tholloni - OS22131 GAB17-0033) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2017)")
![(Coptodon zillii - NGA-2014-0373) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) Unspecified SNSB, Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen](http://131.104.63.36/pics/_w70/NGAJO/NGA-2014-0373%2B1411676576.jpg "(Coptodon zillii - NGA-2014-0373) {} [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015)")
