Two new cichild species Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa.
Author
Piet Verburg
Author
Roger Bills
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Zootaxa
2007
1612
25
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journal article
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[[ Genus
Neolamprologus
]]
The genus
Neolamprologus
is defined by the combination of the following characters. The presence of scales on chest, abdomen and anterior to origin of dorsal fin, first pelvic ray longest, 6-8 canines on upper jaw, dorsal fin 18-20 spines and 7-10 soft rays, anal fin 5-8 spines and 5-8 soft rays, 29-33 vertebrae, infraorbital bones absent (Poll, 1986, with adjustments as to fin ray and vertebrae counts).
The
N. savoryi
complex is defined by the combination of 30-40 scales in lateral line, less than 19 gill rakers, no molariform pharyngeal teeth, tail lunate, dorsal and anal fins and lobes of the caudal produced into long filaments, no scales on cheek, D.XVIII -XX, 7-10, A.V -VIII, 5-8 (Poll, 1978, with adjustments).