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chinuni&quot;:
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sp. &quot;
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black tail&quot;:
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sp. &quot;
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yellow&quot;:
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; A.F. Konings &amp; J.R. Stauffer,
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4498, 16;
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17, 1;
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246001, 2; 54.977.0 mm SL; data as for
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4601, 19;
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SL;
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; A.F. Konings &amp; J.R. Stauffer,
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4602, 18;
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SL;
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; A.F. Konings &amp; J.R. Stauffer,
<date id="FFAC03FC0D6683749FE8FB19FCD4FB4C" box="[656,799,1178,1202]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" value="2002-02-14">14 Feb 2002</date>
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A moderately-sloped head and bicuspid teeth in the outer row of the jaws place this species in
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. Male
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from Chiloelo are distinguished from those of all other members of
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by the absence of a black submarginal band in the dorsal and by black streaks in the caudal and in the posterior portion of the dorsal fin. Male
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749F3DFAAFFCCEFABD" box="[581,773,1323,1347]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
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from Chinuni are distinguished from those of all other
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749DEFFACDFEEAFA98" box="[151,289,1358,1382]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Metriaclima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of a black submarginal band in the dorsal and by a narrow black submarginal band in the anal fin. Male
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749C1EFAF7FDE9FA75" box="[358,546,1395,1419]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Lumessi are distinguished from all other
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749940FAF0FB09FA75" box="[1080,1218,1395,1419]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Metriaclima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, except
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D668374985AFAF7FE9AFA50" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D668374985AFAF7FA53FA75" box="[1314,1432,1396,1419]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurora">M. aurora</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749DEFFA1BFE9AFA50" box="[151,337,1430,1455]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysomallos">M. chrysomallos</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749CF6FA1BFDC1FA50" box="[398,522,1430,1455]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="xanthos">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749CF6FA1BFDC1FA50" box="[398,522,1430,1455]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. xanthos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of a black submarginal band in the dorsal, a yellow ventral half of the head, breast, and dorsal fin, and a light-blue nape. Male
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749E43FA3FFC3EFA2D" box="[827,1013,1467,1491]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749E43FA3FFC3EFA2D" box="[827,1013,1467,1491]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Lumessi population differ from those of
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749D81FA63FE7EFA08" box="[249,437,1502,1527]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="chrysomallos">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749D81FA63FE7EFA08" box="[249,437,1502,1527]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. chrysomallos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by a yellow dorsal fin which is light-blue in the latter.
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D668374995CFA5DFA80FA08" box="[1060,1355,1502,1526]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D668374995CFA5DFA80FA08" box="[1060,1355,1502,1526]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Metriaclima mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749DAFF987FE87F9E5" box="[215,332,1540,1563]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurora">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749DAFF987FE87F9E5" box="[215,332,1540,1563]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. aurora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by more vertical bars below the dorsal, 79 vs. 6, and from
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749977F987FB45F9E5" box="[1039,1166,1539,1563]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="xanthos">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749977F987FB45F9E5" box="[1039,1166,1539,1563]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. xanthos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by a shorter lower jaw (mean 31.4, range 27.933.8 % HL vs. mean 35.4, range 34.636.7 % HL). Based on the color pattern, female
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749805F9ABFEE6F99D" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749805F9ABFEE6F99D" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
cannot reliably be distinguished from those of most other members of the
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6683749914F9C8FB70F99D" box="[1132,1211,1611,1635]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="18" pageNumber="23" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurora">Aurora</taxonomicName>
group but have 7 or 8 bars below the dorsal fin vs. 6 bars in
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749F2EF9F3FD03F979" box="[598,712,1648,1671]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">M. aurora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6683749DBFF911FE92F955" bold="true" box="[199,345,1682,1707]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Description.</emphasis>
Morphometric and meristic data in
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. Dorsal snout profile slightly concave to straight; mouth cleft with slightly downward angle; jaws isognathous. Teeth on dentary in two to four rows, on premaxilla in two to four rows; outer row teeth typically bicuspid anteriorly and unicuspid posteriorly, inner rows tricuspid, innermost row unicuspid; lower pharyngeal jaw with numerous slender teeth with teeth in posterior row slightly larger. Portion of upper dental arcade normally exposed when mouth closed. Tips of teeth in premaxilla and dentary in V-shaped line with anteriormost in upper and lower jaw furthest apart and not touching in closed mouth. Lateral scales ctenoid.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6783759DEFFF1BFEE6FF32" blockId="19.[151,1436,152,254]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6783759DEFFF1BFECDFF53" bold="true" box="[151,262,152,173]" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">TABLE 7.</emphasis>
Morphometric and meristic values of
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6783759FEFFF1BFC6FFF50" box="[663,932,152,174]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Metriaclima mossambicus</emphasis>
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from Chiloelo, Chinuni, and Lumessi. Holotype from Chiloelo.
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<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6783729E5FFF6BFC26F95D" blockId="19.[151,1436,152,254]" lastBlockId="20.[151,1436,1531,2024]" lastPageId="20" lastPageNumber="21" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">all Chiloelo Chinuni Lumessi Breeding males at Lumessi typically with gray/blue ground color with posterior edge of scales gold in dorsal 2/ 3 and faint lateral barring; ventral third gold. Ventral third of head gold; cheeks yellow, gular region orange, interorbital light blue/gray with gray/green interorbital bar, and gray/black opercular spot. Proximal 2/3 of dorsal fin gold, remainder blue/gray. Caudal fin gold with yellow/gray membranes. Proximal 1/3 of anal fin orange, distal 2/3 blue/gray. Pelvic fin orange. Pectoral-fin rays orange with clear membranes.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6783759DE7FEE0FAD1F83B" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<table id="F912D79C0D677C999DEFFE91FA57F838" box="[151,1436,274,1990]" gridcols="6" gridrows="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFE91FA57FE32" box="[151,1436,274,460]" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFE91FDC2FE32" box="[151,521,274,460]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Standard length, mm Head length, mm Percentage of standard length</th>
<th id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFE91FD24FE32" box="[662,751,274,460]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">holotype 79.7 23.7</th>
<th id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFE91FC94FE32" box="[807,863,274,460]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">mean 67.4 20.8</th>
<th id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FE91FBCBFE32" box="[910,1024,274,460]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">n=20 range 54.979.7 16.623.9</th>
<th id="76F34E020D677C999939FE91FB78FE32" box="[1089,1203,274,460]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">n=19 range 47.876.5 14.523.4</th>
<th id="76F34E020D677C99998CFE91FA57FE32" box="[1268,1436,274,460]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">n=18 range 54.5-79.1 16.724.2</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFE63FA57FD8F" box="[151,1436,480,625]" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFE63FDC2FD8F" box="[151,521,480,625]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Head length Snout to dorsal Snout to pelvic Greatest body depth</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFE63FD24FD8F" box="[662,751,480,625]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">29.8 31.3 39.4 33.8</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFE63FC94FD8F" box="[807,863,480,625]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">30.9 33.8 39.3 34.1</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FE63FBCBFD8F" box="[910,1024,480,625]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">29.832.7 31.337.0 37.841.0 32.637.4</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FE63FB78FD8F" box="[1089,1203,480,625]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">29.331.9 32.635.2 37.341.3 31.237.0</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFE63FA57FD8F" box="[1268,1436,480,625]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">29.732.0 32.736.3 37.440.4 32.135.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFD06FA57FD3A" box="[151,1436,645,708]" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFD06FDC2FD3A" box="[151,521,645,708]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Caudal peduncle length Least caudal peduncle depth</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFD06FD24FD3A" box="[662,751,645,708]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">13.2 12.4</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFD06FC94FD3A" box="[807,863,645,708]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">13.9 11.9</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FD06FBCBFD3A" box="[910,1024,645,708]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">13.115.6 11.313.0</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FD06FB78FD3A" box="[1089,1203,645,708]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">12.315.2 11.013.3</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFD06FA57FD3A" box="[1268,1436,645,708]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">13.015.3 10.712.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFD5BFA57FC42" box="[151,1436,728,956]" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFD5BFDC2FC42" box="[151,521,728,956]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Dorsal-fin base length Anterior dorsal to anterior anal Anterior dorsal to posterior anal Posterior dorsal to anterior anal Posterior dorsal to posterior anal Anterior dorsal to pelvic-fin origin</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFD5BFD24FC42" box="[662,751,728,956]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">62.4 56.6 66.7 30.8 16.5 38.8</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFD5BFC94FC42" box="[807,863,728,956]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">61.0 54.3 64.8 29.6 15.7 37.8</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FD5BFBCBFC42" box="[910,1024,728,956]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">59.563.4 51.758.4 63.767.2 28.832.1 15.217.4 35.541.8</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FD5BFB78FC42" box="[1089,1203,728,956]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">59.063.8 51.657.8 61.867.3 27.631.2 13.516.9 33.140.7</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFD5BFA57FC42" box="[1268,1436,728,956]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">59.062.5 52.256.3 63.667.1 27.431.5 14.616.9 35.839.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFC53FA57FB4A" box="[151,1436,976,1204]" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFC53FDC2FB4A" box="[151,521,976,1204]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Posterior dorsal to pelvic-fin origin Percentage of head length Horizontal eye diameter Vertical eye diameter Snout length Postorbital head length</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFC53FD24FB4A" box="[662,751,976,1204]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">58.9 31.4 31.0 28.9 42.1</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFC53FC94FB4A" box="[807,863,976,1204]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">58.1 33.8 33.6 28.2 41.7</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FC53FBCBFB4A" box="[910,1024,976,1204]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">55.661.7 31.437.5 31.035.9 26.631.3 40.444.8</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FC53FB78FB4A" box="[1089,1203,976,1204]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">55.761.2 31.135.8 31.635.6 26.029.7 39.342.4</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFC53FA57FB4A" box="[1268,1436,976,1204]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">55.659.8 32.136.6 31.936.5 26.330.2 40.243.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFB4BFA57FAA7" box="[151,1436,1224,1369]" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFB4BFDC2FAA7" box="[151,521,1224,1369]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Preorbital depth Lower-jaw length Cheek depth Head depth</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFB4BFD24FAA7" box="[662,751,1224,1369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">23.4 31.0 31.8 96.9</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFB4BFC94FAA7" box="[807,863,1224,1369]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">23.6 31.4 24.9 96.0</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FB4BFBCBFAA7" box="[910,1024,1224,1369]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">19.129.0 27.933.8 22.731.8 89.0103.0</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FB4BFB78FAA7" box="[1089,1203,1224,1369]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">18.926.2 29.032.6 19.026.2 83.3100.0</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFB4BFA57FAA7" box="[1268,1436,1224,1369]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">21.327.9 29.833.1 21.728.2 95.1111.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFAEEFA57FA52" box="[151,1436,1389,1452]" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFAEEFDC2FA52" box="[151,521,1389,1452]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Meristics Dorsal-fin spines</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFAEEFD24FA52" box="[662,751,1389,1452]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">18</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFAEEFC94FA52" box="[807,863,1389,1452]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">mode 18</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FAEEFBCBFA52" box="[910,1024,1389,1452]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">range 1718</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FAEEFB78FA52" box="[1089,1203,1389,1452]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">range 1718</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFAEEFA57FA52" box="[1268,1436,1389,1452]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">range 1618</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFFA43FA57F95A" box="[151,1436,1472,1700]" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFFA43FDC2F95A" box="[151,521,1472,1700]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Dorsal-fin rays Anal-fin spines Anal-fin rays Pelvic-fin rays Pectoral-fin rays Lateral line scales</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEFA43FD24F95A" box="[662,751,1472,1700]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">9 3 8 5 14 31</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FFA43FC94F95A" box="[807,863,1472,1700]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">9 3 8 5 14 30</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6FA43FBCBF95A" box="[910,1024,1472,1700]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">810 33 79 55 1415 2932</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939FA43FB78F95A" box="[1089,1203,1472,1700]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">810 33 79 55 1415 3032</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CFA43FA57F95A" box="[1268,1436,1472,1700]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">810 33 78 55 1415 2931</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFF93BFA57F862" box="[151,1436,1720,1948]" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFF93BFDC2F862" box="[151,521,1720,1948]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Pored scales posterior to lateral line Cheek scales Gill rakers on first ceratobranchial Gill rakers on first epibranchial Teeth in outer row of left lower jaw Teeth rows on upper jaw</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEF93BFD24F862" box="[662,751,1720,1948]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">2 4 12 3 15 3</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FF93BFC94F862" box="[807,863,1720,1948]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">2 5 12 3 21 3</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6F93BFBCBF862" box="[910,1024,1720,1948]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">02 35 1113 24 1523 34</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939F93BFB78F862" box="[1089,1203,1720,1948]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">02 36 1112 24 1524 34</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CF93BFA57F862" box="[1268,1436,1720,1948]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">03 36 1013 23 1626 24</td>
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<tr id="3522277E0D677C999DEFF833FA57F838" box="[151,1436,1968,1990]" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">
<th id="76F34E020D677C999DEFF833FDC2F838" box="[151,521,1968,1990]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">Teeth rows on lower jaw</th>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999FEEF833FD24F838" box="[662,751,1968,1990]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">3</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999E5FF833FC94F838" box="[807,863,1968,1990]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">3</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999EF6F833FBCBF838" box="[910,1024,1968,1990]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">24</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C999939F833FB78F838" box="[1089,1203,1968,1990]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">34</td>
<td id="76F34E020D677C99998CF833FA57F838" box="[1268,1436,1968,1990]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="20">34</td>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6083729DEFFABEFF2BFA30" blockId="20.[151,1437,1340,1486]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729DEFFABEFEFDFAAD" bold="true" box="[151,310,1341,1364]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">FIGURE 9. A.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729C47FABDFD80FAAA" box="[319,587,1342,1364]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Metriaclima mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, holotype, PSU 4497, 79.7 mm SL; Mozambique: Lake MalaŴi: Chiloelo.
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729819FABDFAB3FAAD" bold="true" box="[1377,1400,1342,1363]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">B.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D60837298F8FABCFED5FA8C" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D60837298F8FABCFED5FA8C" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male in habitat at Chiloelo, Mozambique; approx. 75 mm SL; not preserved.
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D608372994EFADFFB85FA8D" bold="true" box="[1078,1102,1372,1395]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">C.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D608372992DFADEFB36FA8C" box="[1109,1277,1372,1394]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D608372992DFADEFB36FA8C" box="[1109,1277,1372,1394]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, female in habitat at Chiloelo, Mozambique; approx. 50 mm SL; not preserved.
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729E52FAF8FC88FA6E" bold="true" box="[810,835,1403,1424]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">D.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6083729E31FAFFFC3AFA6F" box="[841,1009,1403,1425]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729E31FAFFFC3AFA6F" box="[841,1009,1403,1425]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male in habitat at Chinuni, Mozambique; approx. 75 mm SL; not preserved.
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729C83FA19FDD8FA51" bold="true" box="[507,531,1434,1455]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">E.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6083729F61FA18FD08FA4E" box="[537,707,1434,1456]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="20" pageNumber="21" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6083729F61FA18FD08FA4E" box="[537,707,1434,1456]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, male in habitat at Lumessi, Mozambique; approx. 80 mm SL; not preserved.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6083729DBFF92CFBC1F8A9" blockId="20.[151,1436,1531,2024]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Breeding males from Chinuni typically with light-blue ground color and 7 gray bars below dorsal fin, caudal peduncle blue/gray. Head light blue dorsally with 1 dark interorbital bar, purple cheek and operculum, pale yellow gular region, and gray opercular spot. Dorsal fin blue with orange tips. Caudal-fin rays pale blue with light-orange membranes. Anal fin gray with a black submarginal band, white lappets, and 2-3 yellow ocelli. Pelvic fin dark gray with white leading edge and broad black submarginal band. Pectoral fins clear.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6083739DBFF8E0FEE8FF2A" blockId="20.[151,1436,1531,2024]" lastBlockId="21.[151,1437,151,391]" lastPageId="21" lastPageNumber="22" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Breeding males from Chiloelo with light-blue ground color and 7 or 8 dark blue bars below dorsal fin; belly white with area between pelvic fins orange. Head light-blue with 1 gray interorbital bar, gular region orange. Dorsal fin light-blue with white lappets, posterior third of rayed portion with black membranes. Caudal fin black with light-blue rays. Anal fin light blue/gray with 26 orange ocelli and black submarginal band and white lappets. Pelvic fin clear, except for white leading edge and gray/black band. Pectoral fins clear with gray rays and yellow/ orange base.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6183739DBFFF5CFE78FE79" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,391]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
Females of all three populations of
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739F1CFF63FC46FF06" box="[612,909,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Metriaclima mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
indistinguishable. Body gray/brown laterally; belly white. Head brown, cheek with green highlights, gular region white. Dorsal fin gray with green spots and orange lappets; orange tips on rays. Caudal fin clear with orange/yellow margin and small blue spots throughout. Anal fin clear in proximal half, orange/brown in distal half. Pelvic fin clear except for first two orange/brown membranes. Pectoral fin clear.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6183739DEFFB73FF33FABD" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<table id="F912D79C0D617C999DEFFB73FA57FABD" box="[151,1436,1264,1347]" gridcols="4" gridrows="3" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<th id="76F34E020D617C999DEFFB73FE0FFAF9" box="[151,452,1264,1287]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739DEFFB73FEEBFAFB" bold="true" box="[151,288,1264,1287]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Plot of the first
</th>
<th id="76F34E020D617C999CB3FB73FCA6FAF9" box="[459,877,1264,1287]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">principal component of the meristic data</th>
<th id="76F34E020D617C999E0CFB73FA4BFAF9" box="[884,1408,1264,1287]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">(PC1) and the sheared second principal component</th>
<th id="76F34E020D617C9998FFFB73FA57FAF9" box="[1415,1436,1264,1287]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">of</th>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D617C999DEFFA8DFA57FADB" box="[151,1436,1294,1317]" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<th id="76F34E020D617C999DEFFA8DFE0FFADB" box="[151,452,1294,1317]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">the morphometric data (PC2)</th>
<td id="76F34E020D617C999CB3FA8DFCA6FADB" box="[459,877,1294,1317]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
of
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739C90FA8CFDAEFADB" box="[488,613,1295,1317]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Metriaclima</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6183739F15FA93FD65FADB" box="[621,686,1296,1317]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurora">aurora</taxonomicName>
from Nkolongwe
</td>
<td id="76F34E020D617C999E0CFA8DFA4BFADB" box="[884,1408,1294,1317]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
(●) and
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739EB2FA93FBBFFADB" box="[970,1140,1295,1317]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(x, Lumessi; , Chiloelo;
</td>
<td id="76F34E020D617C9998FFFA8DFA57FADB" box="[1415,1436,1294,1317]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">+,</td>
</tr>
<tr id="3522277E0D617C999DEFFAAEFA57FABD" box="[151,1436,1325,1347]" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76F34E020D617C999DEFFAAEFE0FFABD" box="[151,452,1325,1347]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Chinuni).</th>
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</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C30876B70D6183739DBFFAF3FC6AF87E" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6183739DBFFAF3FDD7F97A" blockId="21.[151,1436,1392,2029]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739DBFFAF3FEF0FA76" bold="true" box="[199,315,1392,1416]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Remarks.</emphasis>
Initially, we believed the three populations of
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739E33FAF2FBCCFA76" box="[843,1031,1392,1416]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were separate species based on differences in male breeding color. The minimum polygon clusters formed by plotting the first principal components of the meristic data against the sheared second principal components of the morphometric data for the populations from Chiloelo, Chinuni, and Lumessi completely overlap, however (Fig. 10). These morphologically similar populations of
<taxonomicName id="4C125EBF0D6183739C74F982FE02F9E6" box="[268,457,1536,1560]" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mossambicus">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739C74F982FE02F9E6" box="[268,457,1536,1560]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are considered conspecific. Variation in male coloration within populations has been observed, such as the amount of black pigment in the caudal fin in males from Chiloelo or the extent of yellow on the lateral portions of males from Lumessi. Between Meponda and the Chiloelo River (
<quantity id="4CEA88D90D61837399FFF9CBFB1FF99E" box="[1159,1236,1608,1632]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" unit="km" value="28.0">28 km</quantity>
) no other
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group species have been observed.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6183739DBFF912FC6AF87E" blockId="21.[151,1436,1392,2029]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
In the principal component analysis of
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739FF2F912FC8DF956" box="[650,838,1680,1704]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739EFAF912FC3DF956" box="[898,1014,1681,1704]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. aurora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Nkolongwe, size accounts for 88.1% of the observed variance and the second principal component accounts for 3.4%. Variables with the highest loadings on the sheared second principal components are preorbital depth (-0.64), vertical eye diameter (0.31), and head depth (-0.31). The first principal component of the meristic data accounts for 17.9% of the total variance. Variables with the highest loadings on the first principal component are tooth rows on lower jaw (0.57), dorsal spines (0.48), and tooth rows on upper jaw (0.38). The minimum polygons for
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739955F8C6FB6AF8A2" box="[1069,1185,1861,1884]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. aurora</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D61837399A6F8C6FA57F8A2" box="[1246,1436,1860,1884]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
overlap, but are significantly (p&lt;0.05; MANOVA) different (Fig. 10).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30876B70D6183739DBFF80FFDE4F836" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6183739DBFF80FFDE4F836" blockId="21.[151,1436,1392,2029]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739DBFF80FFEABF85B" bold="true" box="[199,352,1932,1957]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Distribution.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739C15F80FFD52F85A" box="[365,665,1932,1956]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Metriaclima mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is found along the
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shore of the lake, between the Chiloelo River and Chinuni (
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).
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30876B70D6183739DBFF856FAB8F812" box="[199,1395,2004,2029]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BAD253C0D6183739DBFF856FAB8F812" blockId="21.[151,1436,1392,2029]" box="[199,1395,2004,2029]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739DBFF856FE85F813" bold="true" box="[199,334,2005,2029]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet,
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<emphasis id="B966F92E0D6183739F47F857FD1FF812" box="[575,724,2004,2028]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">mossambicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, refers to the area where the species is native. An adjective.
</paragraph>
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