Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated Author Ota, Renata Rúbia Author Deprá, Gabriel de Carvalho Author Graça, Weferson Júnio da Author Pavanelli, Carla Simone text Neotropical Ichthyology 2018 2018-06-11 16 2 1 111 journal article 10.1590/1982-0224-20170094 f68fe85c-2a4c-4625-b684-74f61398d6c2 1982-0224 3678395 Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) Fig. 34 Body deep; greatest body depth contained 2.4 to 2.8, head depth 3.2 to 3.6 and caudal peduncle depth 6.1 to 7.2 times in SL; head length 2.8 to 3.3 and caudal peduncle length 6.5 to 7.5 in SL; snout length 2.3 to 2.9, horizontal orbital diameter 2.0 to 4.6 and least interorbital width 2.4 to 3.8 to in HL. Mouth terminal; premaxilla and dentary with one or two teeth rows. Upper lateral line with 20 or 21, lower lateral line with 11-14 pored scales and longitudinal series with 28-33 scales. Transversal series above upper lateral line with 3½-5 scale rows and below lower lateral line with 5-7 scale row. Dorsal fin with XV-XVI,11-13 rays, pectoral fin with 11-13, pelvic fin with I,5 and anal fin with III,8-10 rays ( Graça, Pavanelli, 2007 ). Ground color greyish to pale brown; black rounded blotch on posterior margin of opercle; dark-brown transverse bars on flank. Dorsal, anal and pelvic fins hyaline and scattered with dark-brown spots. Maximum standard length. 170.0 mm. Distribution. Africa, widely introduced everywhere ( Eschmeyer et al. , 2017 ), including Brazil . Remarks. Coptodon rendalli was identified as Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897) by Graça, Pavanelli (2007) . Dunz, Schliewen (2013) , in a molecular phylogeny of the specimens commonly known as “ Tilapia ”, proposed the new combination. Coptodon rendalli is an African species, widely introduced in South America by fish farming.