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Yellow Prince

Labidochromis caeruleus Fryer, 1956

Status not recordedbony fish

The yellow prince (Labidochromis caeruleus) is a species in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes.

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Quick facts about the yellow prince

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow prince live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the yellow prince as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Mexico

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the yellow prince endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the yellow prince classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCichliformes
  5. familyCichlidae
  6. genusLabidochromis
  7. SpeciesLabidochromis caeruleus Fryer, 1956

Synonyms Labidochromis caeruleum

Other names and names in other languages (21)
  • Blue streak hapEnglish
  • Blue-white LabidoEnglish
  • Electric yellowEnglish
  • Electric yellow cichlidEnglish
  • Electric yellow Labidochromis African cichlidEnglish
  • Electric yellow Labidochromis cichlidEnglish
  • Labidochromis whiteEnglish
  • Lemon yellow LabEnglish
  • Yellow Lab cichlidEnglish
  • 淡黑鑷麗魚Chinese
  • tlamovec černoploutvýCzech
  • Gelber Spitzkopf-MaulbrüterGerman
  • Labidochromis limónSpanish
  • Kollane labidokroomEstonian
  • SinihuuliahvenFinnish
  • pyszczak żółtyPolish
  • Цихлида-колибриRussian
  • Sarı PrensesTurkish
  • 淡黑镊丽鱼Chinese
  • Labidochromis amarillo eléctricoSpanish
  • Kollane näpitsahvenEstonian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellow prince

Other species in the same genus Labidochromis.

Cichlid

Labidochromis mylodon

CichlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the yellow prince an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the yellow prince as introduced in 1 country: Mexico, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the yellow prince?

The yellow prince (Labidochromis caeruleus) belongs to the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow Prince (Labidochromis caeruleus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-prince

MLA

“Yellow Prince (Labidochromis caeruleus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-prince.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_prince_2026,
  title = {Yellow Prince (Labidochromis caeruleus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-prince},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}