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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae Cichlids
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus: Protomelas

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15 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Protomelas annectens (Regan, 1922)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Protomelas annectens
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Protomelas dejunctus
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Protomelas fenestratus (Trewavas, 1935)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Protomelas fenestratus
[Fenestratus]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 20.3 cm TL
 
Protomelas insignis
[One-and-a-half-stripe hap]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Protomelas kirkii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Protomelas labridens
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Protomelas macrodon
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 16.6 cm TL
 
Protomelas marginatus
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No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14.1 cm TL
 
Protomelas pleurotaenia
[]

Photo by O'Brien, S.

Africa
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Protomelas similis (Regan, 1922)

Photo by O'Brien, S.
 
Protomelas similis
[]

Photo by Dubosc, J.

Africa
Max. Length 16.7 cm TL
Protomelas spilonotus (Trewavas, 1935)

Photo by Dubosc, J.
 
Protomelas spilonotus
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 24 cm TL
 
Protomelas spilopterus
[]

Photo by Reclos, G.J.

Africa
Max. Length 11.3 cm TL
Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas, 1935)

Photo by Reclos, G.J.
 
Protomelas taeniolatus
[Spindle hap]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 15.4 cm TL
 
Protomelas triaenodon
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Protomelas virgatus
[]
15 Species of Family Cichlidae with Genus Protomelas
(Cichlids)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1922 Protomelas annectens Africa 20 TL
1993 Protomelas dejunctus Africa 13.8 SL
1935 Protomelas fenestratus Fenestratus Africa 14 TL
1935 Protomelas insignis One-and-a-half-stripe hap Africa 20.3 TL
1894 Protomelas kirkii Africa 18 TL
1935 Protomelas labridens Africa 18 TL
1989 Protomelas macrodon Africa 8.8 SL
1935 Protomelas marginatus Africa 16.6 TL
1901 Protomelas pleurotaenia Africa 14.1 TL
1922 Protomelas similis Africa 18 TL
1935 Protomelas spilonotus Africa 16.7 TL
1935 Protomelas spilopterus Africa 24 TL
1935 Protomelas taeniolatus Spindle hap Africa 11.3 TL
1935 Protomelas triaenodon Africa 15.4 TL
1935 Protomelas virgatus Africa 14 SL



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