Egyptian mouthbrooder

Egyptian mouthbrooder
Male Egyptian mouthbrooder
Female Egyptian mouthbrooder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pseudocrenilabrus
Species:
P. multicolor
Binomial name
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor
(Schöller, 1903)
Subspecies
  • Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor multicolor (Schöller, 1903)
  • Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor victoria Seegers, 1990
Synonyms
  • Chromis multicolor Schöller, 1903
  • Haplochromis multicolor (Schöller, 1903)
  • Hemihaplochromis multicolor (Schöller, 1903)
  • Paratilapia multicolor (Schöller, 1903)

The Egyptian mouthbrooder (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor) is a species of cichlid. This small mouthbrooder reaches about 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, and is found in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater habitats in Eastern Africa from Egypt and as far south as Tanzania. The common name Egyptian mouthbrooder was often limited to its northern nominate subspecies, in which case the southern P. m. victoriae is called the dwarf Victoria mouthbrooder. These subspecies are not universally regarded as valid.[2]

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor "Lake Victoria"
  1. ^ Twongo, T.K.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60664A12392737. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60664A12392737.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor". FishBase. October 2018 version.