Species that contain: Hemichromis and bimaculatus [ 6 ] records

bimaculatus, Hemichromis Gill [T. N.] 1862:137 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1661] No locality, probably Liberia. Holotype: USNM 4097. •Valid as Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Lee et al. 1980:770 [ref. 22416], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], McAllister 1990:154 [ref. 14674], Lévêque 1990:43 [ref. 19786], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget & Teugels 1991:187 [ref. 20957], Page & Burr 1991:330 [ref. 18983], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:265 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:47 [ref. 28023], Carpenter 2001:3336 [ref. 26131], Carpenter 2003:1693 [ref. 27092], Larson et al. 2013:168 [ref. 32988], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2709 [ref. 34618], Pezold et al. 2016:106 [ref. 34870], Jamandre 2023:163 [ref. 40455]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis bimaculatus (Gill 1862) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis bimaculatus (Gill 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Introduced in Florida (U.S.A.) and the Philippines. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

cristatus, Hemichromis Loiselle [P. V.] 1979:54, Figs. 13-14 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 228; ref. 8810] Ogha River, Nigeria. Holotype: BMNH 1969.3.26.76. Paratypes: CAS 63145 (1); MNHN 1908-0124 to -0126 (3), 1935-0237 (1). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Hemichromis cristatus Loiselle 1979 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:189 [ref. 20957], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2709 [ref. 34618]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis cristatus (Loiselle 1979) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis cristatus (Loiselle 1979). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Sierra Leone. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

fugax, Hemichromis Payne [A. I.] & Trewavas [E.] 1976:159, Figs. 1-2; Pl. 1 (figs. b-c) [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 7381] Kassewe Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone. Holotype: BMNH 1976.1.28.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.1.28.2-3 (2); 1976.1.28.6-7 (2); 1971.8.12.24 (1). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget & Teugels 1991:188 [ref. 20957], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Synonym of Rubricatochromis bimaculatus (Gill 1862). Current status: Synonym of Rubricatochromis bimaculatus (Gill 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

guttatus, Hemichromis Günther [A.] 1862:275 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Apparently not Cape Colony, South Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1860.4.17 [or 19].3-4 (2). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Mention -- (Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478]). •Valid as Hemichromis guttatus Günther 1862 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:192 [ref. 20957], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:542 [ref. 29996], Stiassny et al. 2007:341 [ref. 30045], Scharpf 2009:6 [ref. 30400], Page et al. 2013:156 [ref. 32708], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618], Chan et al. 2023:144 [ref. 40365], Page et al. 2023:136 [ref. 40505]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis guttatus (Günther 1862) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis guttatus (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Africa. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

paynei, Hemichromis Loiselle [P. V.] 1979:59, Fig. 16 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 228; ref. 8810] Lake Kwarko, Sierra Leone. Holotype: BMNH 1950.9.22.50. Paratypes: BMNH 1950.9.22.51-56 (5), 1950.9.22.57-70 (15); MRAC 178196-202 (6 or 7), 73-10-P-5743-52 (9 or 10); USNM 118833 (2), 193930 (1), 193940 (1), 193943 (1). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Hemichromis paynei Loiselle 1979 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:194 [ref. 20957], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis paynei (Loiselle 1979) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis paynei (Loiselle 1979). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Guinea to Liberia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

stellifer, Hemichromis Loiselle [P. V.] 1979:81, Fig. 20 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 228; ref. 8810] Malembo (Stanley) Pool, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 68036. Paratypes: AMNH 16864 (4 or 3); MNHN A-0897 (1), 1906-0227 (1), 1926-0312 to 0319 (6), 1930-0052 (6), 1958-0131 (1), 1962-0421 (4), 1962-0422 (4). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Hemichromis stellifer Loiselle 1979 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:194 [ref. 20957], Stiassny et al. 2007:343 [ref. 30045], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618], Fermon et al. 2022:246 [ref. 39448]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis stellifer (Loiselle 1979) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis stellifer (Loiselle 1979). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Equatorial Guinea south to lower Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.