Pelmatolapia

Pelmatolapia is a genus of cichlids native to tropical Africa. This genus and Pterochromis are the only in the tribe Pelmatolapiini, but formerly they were included in Tilapiini.^[1][2]

Pelmatolapia
Spotted Tilapia (P. mariae)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe:	Pelmatolapiini Dunz & Schliewen, 2013
Genus:	Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
Type species
Tilapia mariae Boulenger, 1899

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:^[3]

• Pelmatolapia cabrae (Boulenger, 1899)
• Pelmatolapia mariae (Boulenger, 1899) (Spotted Tilapia)