Protomelas

Bei der Gattung Protomelas kann man bei vielen Arten die Tiere nur anhand der angabe der Standortvarianten bestimmen. Protomelas taeniolatus zum Beispiel kommt recht häufig im gesamten Malawisee vor, wobei hingegen der Protomelas fenestratus zwar auch an jeder Küste des Sees zu finden ist, aber das eher selten. Die Robustheit und das Durchsetzungsfähige dieser Tiere macht sie zu interessanten Cichliden in der Aquaristik. Allerdings sollte man die Aggressivität von ausgewachsenen Männchen, wie Zum Beispiel der Protomelas sp. "spilonotus tanzania", nicht unterschätzen. Der bekannteste Protomelas dieser Gattung ist wohl der Protomelas taeniolatus von der Standortvariante Namalenje, der im Handel und bei vielen Aquarianern besser bekannt ist als „Red Empress“.

Artenteil der Gattung Protomelas

Protomelas -ECCLES & TREWAVAS, 1989-
- Protomelas annectens -REGAN, 1922-
--- Protomelas annectens (Chembe)
--- Protomelas annectens (Chizumulu)
--- Protomelas annectens (Malopa)
--- Protomelas annectens (Otter Point)
- Protomelas dejunctus -STAUFFER, 1993-

--- Protomelas dejunctus (Chinyankwazi Island)
--- Protomelas dejunctus (Chinyamwezi Island)
- Protomelas fenestratus -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Chilumba)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Chiofu)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Chitimba)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Hora Mhango)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Kirondo)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Makanjila)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Mbenji)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Ntekete)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Nkanda)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Pombo Reef)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Puulu)
--- Protomelas fenestratus (Tumbi Rocks)
- Protomelas sp. "hertae"
--- Protomelas sp. "hertae" (Linganjala)
--- Protomelas sp. "hertae" (Maingano)
--- Protomelas sp. "hertae" (Nakantenga)
--- Protomelas sp. "hertae" (Thumbi West)
- Protomelas insignis
--- Protomelas insignis (Mbweca)
--- Protomelas insignis (Nkanda)
- Protomelas sp. "insignis small"
--- Protomelas sp. "insignis small" (Masimbwe)
--- Protomelas sp. "insignis small" (Mdoka)
--- Protomelas sp. "insignis small" (Nakantenga)
- Protomelas kirkii -GÜNTHER, 1893-
--- Protomelas kirkii (Chembe)
--- Protomelas kirkii (Chiofu)
--- Protomelas kirkii (Likoma)
--- Protomelas kirkii (Mvunguti)
- Protomelas labridens -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas labridens (Chiofu)
--- Protomelas labridens (Likoma)
- Protomelas macrodon -ECCLES, 1989-
- Protomelas marginatus -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas marginatus (Chisumulu)
--- Protomelas marginatus (Liuli)
--- Protomelas marginatus (Mdoka)
--- Protomelas marginatus (Ndumbi)
- Protomelas sp. "mbenji thick lip"
--- Protomelas sp. "mbenji thick lip" (Mbenji)
- Protomelas ornatus -REGAN, 1922-
--- Protomelas ornatus (Charo)
--- Protomelas ornatus (Chewere)
--- Protomelas ornatus (Chilumba)
--- Protomelas ornatus (Gome)
--- Protomelas ornatus (Lupingu)
--- Protomelas ornatus (Ntekete)
- Protomelas sp. "oxyrhynchus mix"
--- Protomelas sp. "oxyrhynchus mix" (Thumbi West)
- Protomelas pleurotaenia -BOULENGER, 1901-
--- Protomelas pleurotaenia (Harbor)
--- Protomelas pleurotaenia (Liuli)
--- Protomelas pleurotaenia (Otter Point)
--- Protomelas pleurotaenia (Sengabo)
- Protomelas similis -REGAN, 1922-
--- Protomelas similis (Cobwe)
--- Protomelas similis (Likoma)
--- Protomelas similis (Thumbi West)
- Protomelas spilonotus -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas spilonotus (Chimwalani Reef)
--- Protomelas spilonotus (Luwala)
--- Protomelas spilonotus (Mara Rocks)
--- Protomelas spilonotus (Minos)
--- Protomelas spilonotus (Nakantenga)
--- Protomelas spilonotus (Thumbi West)
- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus likoma"
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus likoma" (Likoma)
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus likoma" (Maingano)
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus likoma" (Ndumbi)
- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus mozambique"
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus mozambique" (Hai Reef)
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus mozambique" (Lono)
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus mozambique" (Lupingu)
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus mozambique" (Undu Reef)
- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus tanzania"
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus tanzania" (Lundu)
--- Protomelas sp. "spilonotus tanzania" (Puulu Island)
- Protomelas sp. "steveni black belly"
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni black belly" (Kande Island)
- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial"
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Chunga)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Gome)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Lupingu)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Maingano)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Makonde)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Nkhata Bay)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Pombo Rocks)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Thumbi West)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni imperial" (Yofu Bay)
- Protomelas sp. "steveni taiwan"
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni taiwan" (Higga Reef)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni taiwan" (Ngkuyo Reef)
--- Protomelas sp. "steveni taiwan" (Taiwan Reef)
- Protomelas taeniolatus -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Boadzulu)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Chemwezi)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Chimwalani)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Chinyanwezi)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Chitande)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Gome)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Hora Mhango)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Kadango)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Katale)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Lupingu)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Magunga)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Makonde)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Nakantenga)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Namalenje)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Nkhata)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Otter)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Tsano)
--- Protomelas taeniolatus (Undu Point)
- Protomelas triaenodon -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas triaenodon (Kande)
--- Protomelas triaenodon (Liuli)
- Protomelas cf. virgatus -TREWAVAS, 1935-
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Cobwe)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Harbor)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Gome)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Hora Mhango)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Katale)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Kanchedza)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Likoma)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Lion´s Cove)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Lupingu)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Makonde)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Ndumbi),
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Nkhata)
--- Protomelas cf. virgatus (Pombo Rocks)
- Protomelas sp. "virgatus luwala"
--- Protomelas sp. "virgatus luwala" (Luwala)
- Protomelas sp. "virgatus mumbo"
--- Protomelas sp. "virgatus mumbo (Mumbo)