Pelvicachromis sacrimontis

Pelvicachromis sacrimontis

Endemic Cichlid of the Niger Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Pelvicachromis sacrimontis is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family known only from a small area of southeastern Nigeria. Currently Fishbase considers this binomial to be a junior synonym of P. pulcher and, it was also known as Pelvicachromis camerunensis, P. pulcher "form B" or P. sp. aff.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cichlids and Allies
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Pelvicachromis
Maximum length: 7.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Niger and Cross River systems in southwestern parts of Nigeria (Ref. 119364 ).

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