Pelvicachromis is a genus of small (5.5–12.5 cm or 2.2–4.9 in), brightly coloured cichlids from tropical West Africa and Central Africa. They typically inhabit soft, acidic water (pH 5.6 – 6.9).
All species form monogamous pairs and use caves as spawning sites. Most are easily spawned in captivity with adequate water quality.
fish that share the habitat of P. pulcher include other Pelvicachromis species (Pelvicachromis taeniatus), other cichlid species (Chromidotilapia guntheri...
Pelvicachromis sacrimontis is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family known only from a small area of southeastern Nigeria. Currently Fishbase considers...
the Cameroon populations as belonging to the species Pelvicachromis kribensis and Pelvicachromis drachenfelsi. Lamboj, Bartel & dell’Ampio found that...
Pelvicachromis silviae is a species of cichlid in the genus Pelvicachromis. It is found in the Niger River, in the same region as congeners Pelvicachromis...
Emiliano (2014). "Revision of the Pelvicachromis taeniatus-group (Perciformes), with revalidation of the taxon Pelvicachromis kribensis (Boulenger, 1911) and...
polygamous; examples include many Apistogramma, Lamprologus, Nannacara, and Pelvicachromis species. Most adult male cichlids, specifically in the cichlid tribe...
Romans Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician and street agitator Pelvicachromis pulcher Search for "Pulcher" on Wikipedia. All pages with titles containing...
similarities to the compositional coloration in many members of the genus Pelvicachromis while sharing a similar external body morphology to that of the genus...
significance as sexual ornaments. During courtship, the female cichlid, Pelvicachromis taeniatus, displays a large and visually arresting purple pelvic fin...
significance as sexual ornaments. During courtship, the female cichlid, Pelvicachromis taeniatus, displays a large and visually arresting purple pelvic fin...
African fish of the genus Pelvicachromis, most commonly Pelvicachromis pulcher, Pelvicachromis subocellatus and Pelvicachromis taeniatus. Kribensis may...
water with other west African cichlid genera such as Hemichromis and Pelvicachromis. This species is found in forest streams, shaded by dense overhanging...
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (30 June 2001). "Introducing the slender krib Pelvicachromis taeniatus by Kurt Zadnik". The Cichlid Room Companion. Cichlidae.com...
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