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| Scientific Name | Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) |
| Common Names | Southern Mouthbrooder Messing-, Kupfer-Maulbrueter (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Umhlasine River, near Verulam, Natal, South Africa. |
| Synonym(s) | Chromis philander, Haplochromis moffati, Haplochromis philander, Haplochromis philander dispersus, Haplochromis philander luebberti, Haplochromis philander philander, Hemihaplochromis philander, Hemihaplochromis philander dispersus, Paratilapia luebberti, Pseudocrenilabrus natalensis, Pseudocrenilabrus philander dispersus, Pseudocrenilabrus philander luebberti, Pseudocrenilabrus philander philander, Tilapia ellenbergeri, Tilapia philander |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 130mm or 5.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Orange River system, Cunene, Okavango, Zambezi system, Quanza, Cuango, Cuilo, Cassai, Lufira, Lualaba-Upemba, Luapula-Moero, Lake Malawi, south-east Africa from lower Zambezi south to Vungu River in Natal. African Waters, Orange (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cunene (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cuanza (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Kwango (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai, Cuilo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo, Kasai (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Lufira (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru, Luapula (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Malawi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Lower Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| pH | 7.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere (Jena) v. 10, pp 148. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.451.5635 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Nov 08 08:16 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 00:20) |