Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
- Name authority
- Smith, 1840
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Tilapia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusTilapia Smith, 1840
- speciesTilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tilapia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tilapia busumana (Günther, 1903) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tilapia ruweti (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tilapia brevimanus Boulenger, 1911 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tilapia spilurus | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tilapia multifasciata | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tilapia baloni Trewavas & Stewart, 1975 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Tilapia guinasana Trewavas, 1936 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tilapia ovalis (Steindachner, 1866) (Steindachner, 1866) | synonym |
| Chromis sparrmanii (Smith, 1840) (Smith, 1840) | synonym |
| Chromys moffatii Castelnau, 1861 Castelnau, 1861 | synonym |
| Chromys sparmanni Castelnau, 1861 Castelnau, 1861 | synonym |
| Tilapia deschauenseei Fowler, 1931 Fowler, 1931 | synonym |
| Tilapia sparmanii Smith, 1840 Smith, 1840 | synonym |
| Tilapia sparmanni Smith, 1840 Smith, 1840 | synonym |
| Tilapia sparrmanni Smith, 1840 Smith, 1840 | synonym |
| Tilapia fouloni Boulenger, 1905 Boulenger, 1905 | synonym |
| Tilapia sparmani Smith, 1840 Smith, 1840 | synonym |
| Chromis sparrmanni (Smith, 1840) (Smith, 1840) | synonym |
| Tilapia sparrmani Smith, 1840 Smith, 1840 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Smith, A. (1838). Pisces. In: Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa in 1834-36., v. 4: 77 unnumb. pp, accompanying Pls. 1–31. [Published in parts; see Barnard 1950 for dates of individual parts; fishes from 1838–1847.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:56WKZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.