Astatotilapia is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cichlidae found in Eastern and Northern Africa, with a single species, A. flaviijosephi, in Western Asia (the only non-African haplochromine).

[1] Many species have been moved between this genus and Haplochromis, and while some consensus has been reached in recent years, their mutual delimitation is still far from settled.

[2] Based on mtDNA, Astatotilapia as currently defined is polyphyletic.

[3] There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:[2] There are a few possibly undescribed species in the genus,[3] such as:

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