Willy Bijker: They are all Pelvicachromis pulcher, but 2 different strains. The males who are completely red on the bellyside originate in the Cross River system. Nigeria has no P..kribensis, those are only to be found in Cameroon(those are the former P.taeniatus from there, and the were re-named). Nigeria has only P.pulcher and 2 known forms of P.taeniatus(green and yellow).

drachenfelsi Valid as Pelvicachromis drachenfelsi Lamboj, Bartel & Dell'Ampio 2014. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae; Wouri River, Cameroon; freshwater. kribensis Bandewouri Bidou Bidou, Cameroon Bipindi Dehane Dehane, Cameroon Edea Edea, Cameroon. Idenau Idenau, Cameroon Kienke Kienké, Cameroon Lobe Lobe, Cameroon Lokunje Ndonga Ndonga, Cameroon Njanje Oto Akok Oto-Akok, Cameroon Valid as Pelvicachromis kribensis (Boulenger 1911). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae; Cameroon; freshwater. pulcher roloffi Kindia

sacrimontis yellow silviae Valid as Pelvicachromis silviae Lamboj 2013. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Nigeria; freshwater. subocellatus Cabinda Moulundu Valid as Pelvicachromis subocellatus (Günther 1872). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae; West-central Africa; freshwater, brackish. taeniatus Moliwi Valid as Pelvicachromis taeniatus (Boulenger 1901). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae; West-central Africa: Benin and Nigeria; freshwater.