''Pseudocrenilabrus'' is a

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in the

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Cichlidae Cichlids () are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...

, commonly known as the mouthbrooders

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s and

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s in Central and

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Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor The Egyptian mouthbrooder (''Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor'') is a species of cichlid. This small mouthbrooder reaches about in length, and is found in rivers, lakes, and other freshwater habitats in Eastern Africa from Egypt and as far south as ...

'' (C. H. Schöller, 1903) (Egyptian mouth-brooder) * '' Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi'' ( Pellegrin, 1928) * '' Pseudocrenilabrus philander'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1897) (Southern mouth-brooder) * '' Pseudocrenilabrus pyrrhocaudalis'' Katongo, Seehausen & Snoeks, 2017 (Fire-tailed pseudocrenilabrus )Katongo, C., Seehausen, O. & Snoeks, J. (2017): A new species of ''Pseudocrenilabrus'' (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Mweru in the Upper Congo River System. ''Zootaxa, 4237 (1): 181–190.''

References

Cichlid genera Cichlid fish of Africa Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler {{Pseudocrenilabrinae-stub