TY - JOUR
T1 - Description of a rock-dwelling cichlid that re-invaded the sand substrate in Lake Malaŵi, Africa
AU - Konings, Adrianus F.
AU - Miller, Torin A.
AU - Stauffer, Jay R.
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Pseudotropheus Regan had been a catch-all genus for many of the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Malaŵi, known as mbuna, for over half a century. Although many of the species previously assigned to this genus have since been allocated to other genera there are still about a dozen species in the genus that do not appear to be closely related to its type species, P. williamsi, but for which no better placement could be found. Pseudotropheus livingstonii (Boulenger) is one such species and the new species described herein appears to be closely related and has for that reason been temporarily assigned to Pseudotropheus. Pseudotropheus likomae n. sp. from Likoma Island can be diagnosed from all other Pseudotropheus spp., by having five or fewer distinct vertical bars below the dorsal fin and two horizontal stripes in mature individuals.
AB - Pseudotropheus Regan had been a catch-all genus for many of the rock-dwelling cichlids of Lake Malaŵi, known as mbuna, for over half a century. Although many of the species previously assigned to this genus have since been allocated to other genera there are still about a dozen species in the genus that do not appear to be closely related to its type species, P. williamsi, but for which no better placement could be found. Pseudotropheus livingstonii (Boulenger) is one such species and the new species described herein appears to be closely related and has for that reason been temporarily assigned to Pseudotropheus. Pseudotropheus likomae n. sp. from Likoma Island can be diagnosed from all other Pseudotropheus spp., by having five or fewer distinct vertical bars below the dorsal fin and two horizontal stripes in mature individuals.
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U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.7
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.7
M3 - Article
C2 - 38221164
AN - SCOPUS:85182379991
SN - 1175-5326
VL - 5399
SP - 181
EP - 189
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 2
ER -