Pelvicachromis pulcher

Pelvicachromis pulcher
Top: Female P. pulcher
bottom: Male P. pulcher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pelvicachromis
Species:
P. pulcher
Binomial name
Pelvicachromis pulcher
(Boulenger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Pelmatochromis pulcher Boulenger, 1901
  • Pelmatochromis aurocephalus Meinken, 1960
  • Pelmatochromis camerunensis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968

Pelvicachromis pulcher is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, endemic to Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] It is popular amongst aquarium hobbyists,[2][3][4] and is most commonly sold under the name kribensis, although it has other common names, including various derivatives and color morphs of the kribensis: krib, common krib, red krib, super-red krib and rainbow krib, along with rainbow cichlid and purple cichlid.[2][5]

  1. ^ Lalèyè, P.; Moelants, T.; Olaosebikan, B.D. (2020). "Pelvicachromis pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182905A58332967. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182905A58332967.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (April 2006). "Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger, 1901)". FishBase. University of Kiel. Retrieved March 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Wolfgang Staeck & Horst Linke (1994). African Cichlid I: Cichlids from West Africa : A Handbook for Their Identification, Care, and Breeding. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 978-1-56465-166-2.
  4. ^ Paul V. Loiselle (1995). The Cichlid Aquarium. Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 978-1-56465-146-4.
  5. ^ Hans A. Baensch & Riehl Rüdiger (1996). Aquarium Atlas (5th ed.). Germany: Tetra Press. ISBN 978-3-88244-050-8.