Tristramella simonis

Tristramella simonis
In the Tisch Family Zoo, Israel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Tristramella
Species:
T. simonis
Binomial name
Tristramella simonis
(Günther, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Chromis simonis Günther, 1864
  • Tilapia simonis (Günther, 1864)
  • Tilapia magdalenae (Lortet, 1883)
  • Tristramella magdalenae (Lortet, 1883)
  • Tristramella intermedia Steinitz & Ben-Tuvia, 1959

Tristramella simonis, the short jaw tristramella, is a vulnerable species of cichlid fish from the Jordan River system, including Lake Tiberias (Kinneret), in Israel and Syria, with introduced populations in the Nahr al-Kabir and Orontes basins in Syria.[1][2] It prefers waters with little or no movement.[2] Along with other tilapias, T. simonis is commonly caught as a food fish in parts of its range and it is commercially important in Lake Tiberias.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Goren, M. (2014). "Tristramella simonis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T61362A19010371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T61362A19010371.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Borkenhagen, K.; J. Freyhof (2009). "New records of the Levantine endemic cichlid Tristramella simonis from Syria". Cybium. 33 (4): 335–336.
  3. ^ Gophen, M. (2018). Ecological Research in the Lake Kinneret and Hula Valley (Israel) Ecosystems. pp. 10–11, 234, 247–248.