Mango fish
Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)
Status not recordedbony fish
The mango fish (Coptodon zillii) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.
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Quick facts about the mango fish
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the mango fish live?
Not recorded
Where has it been introduced?
The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the mango fish as introduced in 29 countries, and flagged as invasive in 6 of them.
- Indonesiainvasive
- Iraninvasive
- Madagascarinvasive
- Mauritiusinvasive
- Mexicoinvasive
- Ukraineinvasive
- Algeria
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia
- China
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Guatemala
- Iraq
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Libya
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
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Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).
Is the mango fish endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the mango fish classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae
- genusCoptodon
- SpeciesCoptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848)
Synonyms Acerina zillei, Acerina zillii, Chromis andreae, Chromis caeruleomaculatus, Chromis coeruleomaculatus, Chromis faidherbii, Chromis melanopleura, Chromis menzalensis, Chromis tristrami, Chromis zillii, Coptodon zillei, Coptodus zillei, Coptodus zillii, Cotodon zillii, Glyphisidon zillei, Glyphisidon zillii, Haligenes tristrami, Sarotherodon zillei, Sarotherodon zillii, Tilapia caeruleomaculatus, Tilapia caerulomaculatus, Tilapia faidherbi, Tilapia melanopleura, Tilapia menzalensis, Tilapia multiradiata, Tilapia shariensis, Tilapia sparrmani multiradiata, Tilapia tristrami, Tilapia zilii, Tilapia zillei, Tilapia zilli, Tilapia zillii
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- Banded tilapiaEnglish
- Redbelly tilapiaEnglish
- Zill's tilapiaEnglish
- Zille's cichlidEnglish
- Zilles cichlidEnglish
- BultiArabic
- tilápie červenobřicháCzech
- Zilles BuntbarschGerman
- MojarraSpanish
- SillaEwe
- PunavatsatilapiaFinnish
- Pastenague BouléeFrench
- DideeIrish
- BuguHausa
- אמנון מצויHebrew
- IfunuIgbo
- ジルティラピアJapanese
- KarwaKanuri
- Sarkanvēdera tilapijaLatvian
- Краснобрюхая тилапияRussian
- SatoSwahili
- ปลาหมอท้องเหลืองThai
- TilapyaTurkish
- WaasWolof
- EpiaYoruba
- 吉利慈鯛Chinese
- سكليد زيليArabic
- بلطي أحمر البطنArabic
- Bulti AkhadarArabic
- Shabar AkhdarArabic
- MojarritaSpanish
- TilapiaSpanish
- Tilapia africanaSpanish
- Akpadi SilaEwe
- AkpasilaEwe
- AkpatsuEwe
- Tilapia à ventre rougeFrench
- FalgaHausa
- GaragazaHausa
- GargazaHausa
- KarfasaHausa
- Amnun MatzuiHebrew
- MpupaIgbo
- NgegeSwahili
- PeregeSwahili
- SiliSwahili
- NjabbWolof
- WassWolof
- Wass GnoulWolof
- 吉利吳郭魚Chinese
- 吉利非鯽Chinese
- 齊氏非鯽Chinese
Relatives of the mango fish
Other species in the same genus Coptodon.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Is the mango fish an invasive species?
In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the mango fish as invasive in 6 countries, including Indonesia, Iran, Madagascar, Mauritius and Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 29 in all.
What kind of animal is the mango fish?
The mango fish (Coptodon zillii) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.
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