Pelmatochromis is a small genus of fishes in the cichlid family. Of its three species, two are endemic to the Middle Africa, and one is endemic to tropical West Africa. Depending on the exact species, they reach about 11.5–16.5 centimetres (4.5–6.5 in) in length.[1] This genus is sometimes placed in its own clade, informally referred to as the pelmatochromines, and this as the Pelmatochromini, may be the sister taxon to the Chromidotilapiini.[2]
^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Pelmatochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
^Peter Humphry Greenwood (1987). "The Genera of Pelmatochromine Fishes (Teleosti:Cichlidae). A Phylogenetic Review". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 53 (3).
described as Pelmatochromis pulcher by George Boulenger in 1901. Subsequently, a number of junior synonyms (Pelmatochromis aureocephalus, Pelmatochromis camerunensis)...
species in this genus: Pelmatochromis buettikoferi (Steindachner, 1894) Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus (Pellegrin, 1900) Pelmatochromis ocellifer (Boulenger...
long. As of 2009, the IUCN has listed Pelmatochromis ocellifer as Data Deficient. Moelants, T (2010). "Pelmatochromis ocellifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
IUCN evaluated Pelmatochromis buettikoferi and listed the species as Least Concern. Diouf, K.; Entsua-Mensah, M. (2020). "Pelmatochromis buettikoferi"...
Basin. As of 2009, the IUCN listed Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus as Least Concern. Moelants, T. (2010). "Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus". IUCN Red List of...
Cichliformes Family: Cichlidae Tribe: Chromidotilapiini Genus: Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 Type species Pelmatochromis pulcher Boulenger 1901...
2023-06-12. Dirk, Thys van den Audenaerde (1968). ""Description of a new Pelmatochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) from Sierra Leone"". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique...
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