Astatotilapia flaviijosephi (Lortet, 1883)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Astatotilapia flaviijosephi, the Jordan mouthbrooder, is a vulnerable species of freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae (cichlids). It is found in the central Jordan River system, including Lake Tiberias (Kinneret), in Israel, Jordan and Syria, making it the only haplochromine cichlid to naturally range outside of Africa. This species is too small to be of significant importance to fisheries, unlike the only other cichlids native to the Levant, the economically important tilapias (Oreochromis aureus, O. niloticus, Sarotherodon galilaeus, Coptodon zillii and Tristramella).
The specific name flaviijosephi refers to the historian Titus Flavius Josephus (37–c. 100 CE).
Wikipedia contributors, Astatotilapia flaviijosephi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:04:45.742393+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Astatotilapia flaviijosephi (Lortet, 1883)
- Name authority
- (Lortet, 1883)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Astatotilapia
- 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
- genusAstatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
- speciesAstatotilapia flaviijosephi (Lortet, 1883)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Astatotilapia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Astatotilapia tchadensis Trape, 2016 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astatotilapia burtoni (Günther, 1894) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astatotilapia calliptera (Günther, 1894) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astatotilapia swynnertoni (Boulenger, 1907) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Astatotilapia tweddlei Jackson, 1985 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Haplochromis flaviijosephi (Lortet, 1883) (Lortet, 1883) | synonym |
| Chromis flaviijosephi Lortet, 1883 Lortet, 1883 | synonym |
| Haplochromis flavijosephi (Lortet, 1883) (Lortet, 1883) | synonym |
| Tilapia flaviijosephi (Lortet, 1883) (Lortet, 1883) | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1048610 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:HNJT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.