Pelmatolapia
| 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 | |
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.