Pseudocrenilabrus philander

Pseudocrenilabrus philander or the southern mouth-brooder is a small species of haplochromine cichlid found in southern and central Africa. It was first described by the German-Dutch zoologist Max Carl Wilhelm Weber in 1897.

Pseudocrenilabrus philander
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Haplochromini
Genus: Pseudocrenilabrus
Species:
P. philander
Binomial name
Pseudocrenilabrus philander
Synonyms
  • Chromis philander Weber, 1897
  • Haplochromis philander (Weber, 1897)
  • Paratilapia luebberti Hilgendorf, 1902
  • Pseudocrenilabrus natalensis Fowler, 1934
  • Tilapia ellenbergeri Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917
  • Tilapia philander (Weber, 1897)
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