Protomelas
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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| Male red empress (P. taeniolatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Tribe: | Haplochromini |
| Genus: | Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Chromis kirkii Günther, 1894 | |
Species
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Protomelas annectens (Regan, 1922)
- Protomelas dejunctus Stauffer, 1993 (fire blue hap)
- Protomelas fenestratus (Trewavas, 1935) (fenestratus hap)
- Protomelas insignis (Trewavas, 1935) (one-and-a-half-stripe hap)
- Protomelas kirkii (Günther, 1894)
- Protomelas labridens (Trewavas, 1935)
- Protomelas macrodon Eccles, 1989
- Protomelas marginatus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Protomelas pleurotaenia (Boulenger, 1901)
- Protomelas similis (Regan, 1922)
- Protomelas spilonotus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Protomelas spilopterus (Trewavas, 1935)
- Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935) (red empress, spindle hap)
- Protomelas triaenodon (Trewavas, 1935)
- Protomelas virgatus (Trewavas, 1935)
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Protomelas in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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