Revision of the African cichlid fish genus Ctenochromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes), including a description of the new genus Shuja from Lake Tanganyika and the new species Ctenochromis scatebra from northern Tanzania
Author
Genner, Martin J.
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS 8 1 TQ, United Kingdom.
m.genner@bristol.ac.uk
Author
Hsu, Ling-Lan
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS 8 1 TQ, United Kingdom.
linglan.k.hsu@gmail.com
Author
Collins, Rupert A.
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS 8 1 TQ, United Kingdom.
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Author
Smith, Alan M.
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Department of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, HU 5 7 RX, United Kingdom.
a.smith@hull.ac.uk
Author
Saxon, Andrew D.
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, 24 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS 8 1 TQ, United Kingdom.
andy.saxon@bristol.ac.uk
Author
Shechonge, Asilatu H.
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Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) P. O. Box 9750, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
ashechonge@yahoo.com
Author
Ngatunga, Benjamin P.
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Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) P. O. Box 9750, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
bpngatunga@yahoo.co.uk
Author
Turner, George F.
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School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL 57 2 UW, United Kingdom.
george.turner@bangor.ac.uk
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2022
2022-05-11
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23
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http://zoobank.org/8415bf78-8949-45aa-9436-3ba3f0caeb2b
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10.5852/ejt.2022.819.1775
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Shuja horei
Günther, 1894
gen. et comb. nov.
Fig. 5
Chromis horei
Günther, 1894: 630
, pl. 58a.
Tilapia horii
Boulenger, 1899: 122
.
Tilapia fasciata tanganaicae
Borodin, 1936: 29
.
Haplochromis horei
–
Trewavas 1946: 242
. —
van Oijen
et al.
1991: 131
. —
Wamuini Lunkayilakio &
Vreven 2010: 280.
Tilapia fasciata tanganaicae
–
Trewavas 1946: 242
.
Ctenochromis horii
–
Greenwood 1979: 289–290
.
Ctenochromis horei
–
Poll & Gosse 1995: 229
. —
De Vos
et al.
2001: 130
, 132. —
Kullander & Roberts
2011: 362, 369. —
Konings 2015: 223
;
2019: 237
.
Fig. 5.
Shuja horei
gen. et comb. nov.
a
. Illustration from the original type specimen (
Günther 1894
).
b
. A freshly caught specimen collected in 2016 from the Malagarasi River, Ilagala (BMNH 2021.7.15.14).
c
. Radiographs of the type series (syntypes) from the Natural History Museum (BMNH 1889.1.30.13– 15). Note the prognathous jaw that distinguishes
Shuja
Genner, Ngatunga & Turner
gen. nov.
from other genera within the
Tropheini
Poll, 1986
. Radiographs from the Natural History Museum, London (Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0)). Scale bars:
10 mm
.
Material examined
Syntypes
TANZANIA
•
3 individuals
;
near Ujiji
(
Boulenger 1915
),
Lake Tanganyika
;
BMNH 1889.1.30.13
–
BMNH 1889.1.30.15
(
Fig. 5C
)
.
Additional material
TANZANIA
•
1 individual
;
Malagarasi River
,
Ilagala
;
28 Jul. 2016
;
BMNH 2021.7.15.14
(
Fig. 5B
)
.
Distribution
Lake Tanganyika and proximate rivers.