Species that contain: Pelvicachromis and pulcher [ 2 ] records

aureocephalus, Pelmatochromis Meinken [H.] 1960:357, Fig. [Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 13 (no. 11 and no. 12); ref. 11932] Niger. No types known. •In the synonymy of Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger 1901) -- (Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:734 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger 1901). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pulcher, Pelmatochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:9, Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 1); ref. 559] Junction of Ethiop River and Jamieson River, Niger Delta. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.1.28.13-20 (7). •Valid as Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger 1901) -- (Daget 1991:363 [ref. 20947], Lévèque et al. 1991:145 [ref. 31367], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:734 [ref. 21590], Fuller et al. 1999:443 [ref. 25838], Lamboj 2001:71 [ref. 28829], Lamboj 2004:12 [ref. 27572], Mundy 2005:422 [ref. 28379], Stiassny et al. 2007:315 [ref. 30045], Lamboj 2009:48 [ref. 30314], Lamboj & Pichler 2012:62 [ref. 32129]). Current status: Valid as Pelvicachromis pulcher (Boulenger 1901). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Niger River system. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.