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Protomelas (Lake Malawi cichlid)

Wikipedia Abstract

Protomelas is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. The genus is part of the haplochromine tribe and have maternal mouthbrooding and sexual dimorphism typical of this group. Popular in the aquarium hobby, Protomelas species are sold under a variety of trade names.
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Species

Protomelas annectens (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas dejunctus
Protomelas fenestratus (Haplochromis steveni thick bars)
Protomelas insignis (One-and-a-half-stripe hap)
Protomelas kirkii (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas krampus
Protomelas labridens (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas macrodon (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas marginatus (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas pleurotaenia (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas similis (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas spilonotus (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas spilopterus (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas taeniolatus (Spindle hap)
Protomelas triaenodon (Lake Malawi cichlid)
Protomelas virgatus (Lake Malawi cichlid)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0