Genus Paracyprichromis

Paracyprichromis sp. "Ammelrooyi"

1 cited source

IUCNNOT EVALUATED

NEnot on the EX–LC scale

CARESNOT LISTED

EWCRENVUNTnot on the priority list

Genus type speciesParacyprichromis nigripinnisdescribed as Paratilapia nigripinnis Boulenger 1901

Habitat waterhard · 600–690 µS/cmLake Tanganyika

DietZooplankton (genus-typical); not documented for this form

BreedingMaternal mouthbrooder (genus-typical)

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Paracyprichromis sp. "Ammelrooyi" is an undescribed deep-water cichlid from Lake Tanganyika, first seen in the hobby in 2014. The Kekese variant is the one sold. It has no formal description, so it has no valid name, authority or year.

What's in the name

Paracyprichromis sp. "Ammelrooyi" — par-ah-sip-rih-KROH-miss sp. am-el-ROY-ee

Named after a person or groupThe honouree's name is used unchanged (a noun in apposition), so it carries no genitive ending.

Paracyprichromis

paracyprichromisGreek — Greek para, beside, joined to the genus name Cyprichromis; the genus was named by Poll in 1986

"Ammelrooyi"

Ammelrooyitrade label — a hobby label; it reads as a personal name, and who it honours is not documented

Taxonomy & naming

Paracyprichromis sp. "Ammelrooyi" is a hobby label for an undescribed Paracyprichromis. The tanganyika.si locality site files a Kekese variant of it. The atlas holds only the described species Paracyprichromis brieni and Paracyprichromis nigripinnis. The form is undescribed, and its identity and range are not documented in the sources behind the atlas.

Morphology

No description of colour or pattern is recorded for this form. Aqua Haus Gaus lists fish at 2.5–3 in.

Habitat

The form is filed under the Kekese locality on Lake Tanganyika. Genus-level: Paracyprichromis live in schools over rocky shores, ranging into deeper water.

Feeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Paracyprichromis feed on zooplankton taken from the water above the rocks.

Mating

Not documented for this form.

Breeding

Not documented for this form. Genus-level: Paracyprichromis are maternal mouthbrooders.

In the aquarium

Aqua Haus Gaus sells the Kekese variant as a trade import. Genus-typical care applies: a group in a tall tank with rockwork, hard alkaline water, and calm tankmates.

Conservation

An undescribed form has no IUCN category, and none is claimed here. Population and range data for it are not documented in the atlas's sources.

On a list: Hard and alkaline water fish

Related species compared · Paracyprichromis

Species	Adult size	Temperature	pH	Hardness	IUCN
Paracyprichromis sp. "Ammelrooyi"this species	—	—	—	—	NE
Paracyprichromis brieni	4.5 in TL	75–81 °F	pH 7.8–9	—	LC
Blue neon cichlidParacyprichromis nigripinnis	4 in TL	75–81 °F	pH 7.8–9	—	LC

Recorded ranges from each species’ own page; hardness is the tolerance its sources give, not a measurement of the water it lives in.

Also from Lake Tanganyika

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-10-05.

How to cite

Aquarist Atlas (2026). Paracyprichromis sp. "Ammelrooyi". Aquarist Atlas. https://www.aquaristatlas.com/species/paracyprichromis-sp-ammelrooyi/

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