Egyptian mouthbrooder

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Egyptian mouthbrooder
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Cichlidae Genus: Pseudocrenilabrus Species: P. multicolor
Binomial name
Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor (Schoeller, 1903)

The Egyptian mouthbrooder (Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor) is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and inland deltas.

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Male Egyptian Mouthbrooder.

Female Egyptian Mouthbrooder.

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• Twongo, T.K. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007.