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Species in the genus Rubricatochromis: [ 12 ] 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.

cerasogaster, Paratilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:118, Pl. 45 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Série Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 5); ref. 589] Utanda and Kutu, Lake Leopold II [Mai-Ndombe], Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1899.11.27.67-68 (2) Utanda; MRAC 1050-56 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1). •Valid as Hemichromis cerasogaster (Boulenger 1899) -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:189 [ref. 20957]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis cerasogaster (Boulenger 1899) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis cerasogaster (Boulenger 1899). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

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.

exsul, Pelmatochromis Trewavas [E.] 1933:320, Fig. 4 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 259); ref. 16530] Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1933.2.23.134-136 (3). •Synonym of Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage 1880 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:193 [ref. 20957]). •Valid as Hemichromis exsul (Trewavas 1933) -- (Seegers et al. 2003:43 [ref. 28087]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis exsul (Trewavas 1933) -- (Abdalla & Adam 2024:9 [ref. 42447]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis exsul (Trewavas 1933). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. Habitat: freshwater.

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], Fricke et al. 2024:399 [ref. 41622], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2025:suppl. Tab. 1, p. 25 [ref. 42574]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis guttatus (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Africa. IUCN (2025): Not Assessed. Introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.

letourneuxi, Hemichromis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:212 [2] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 19969] Lake Mareotis, Egypt. Syntypes: BMNH 1898.2.15.1 [ex MNHN] (1), MNHN A-5250 (3). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:212 [ref. 20868]. On p. 2 of separate. •Valid as Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage 1880 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:192 [ref. 20957], Fuller et al. 1999:431 [ref. 25838], Nelson et al. 2004:153 [ref. 27807], Scharpf 2009:6 [ref. 30400], Page & Burr 2011:608 [ref. 31215], Page et al. 2013:156 [ref. 32708], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036] and as cf. letourneuxi, Robins et al. 2018:375 [ref. 35886], İnnal & Sungur 2019:91 [ref. 36862], Çiçek et al. 2022:5 [ref. 38985], Page et al. 2023:136 [ref. 40505], Abdalla & Adam 2024:9 [ref. 42447]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage 1880) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2025:suppl. Tab. 1, p. 25 [ref. 42574]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage 1880). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Northern and central Africa; established in Florida (U.S.A.) and Turkey. IUCN (2020): Least Concern, as Hemichromis letourneuxi. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

lifalili, Hemichromis Loiselle [P. V.] 1979:113, Figs. 27-28 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 228; ref. 8810] Lake Tumba, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 100839. Paratypes: AMNH 6151 (7); MNHN A-6305 (1); MRAC 22948 (1), 47842-43 (2), 100840-41 (2), 135935-37 (3). •Valid as Hemichromis lifalili Loiselle 1979 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:194 [ref. 20957], Stiassny et al. 2021:1688 [ref. 39000]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis lifalili (Loiselle 1979) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis lifalili (Loiselle 1979). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). 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.

rolandi, Hemichromis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1881:103 [3] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 5; ref. 18664] Zibans, Sahara (Province Constantine). Syntypes: BMNH 1884.5.2.5-7 [ex MNHN] (3), MNHN A-3794 (4). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:213 [ref. 20868] as rollandi. On p. 3 of separate. •Synonym of Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage 1880 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:193 [ref. 20957]). •Synonym of Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage 1880). Current status: Synonym of Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage 1880). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

saharae, Hemichromis Sauvage [H.-E.] 1880:226 [16] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 4; ref. 3888] Near Tuggourth, Algerian Sahara. Syntypes: MNHN A-2618 (1), BMNH 1884.5.2.3-4 [ex MNHN] (2). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:213 [ref. 20868] with holotype. On p. 16 of separate. •Synonym of Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage 1880 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:193 [ref. 20957]). •Valid as Hemichromis saharae Sauvage 1880 -- (Geiger et al. 2014:Table S2 [ref. 37408]). •Synonym of Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage 1880). Current status: Synonym of Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage 1880). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. 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.