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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FF1EFC72EFA2E13D" bold="true" box="[151,394,1016,1042]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Metriaclima usisyae</emphasis>
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,
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A–C
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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FF1EFBE8EF8AE157" box="[151,418,1122,1144]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Pseudotropheus elongatus</emphasis>
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‘mara’,
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Ribbink
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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FDD9FBE9ECACE157" box="[592,644,1122,1144]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">et al.</emphasis>
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1983
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(part)
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sp. ‘
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usisya’,
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–
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SL), same data as holotype.
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The presence of bicuspid teeth in the outer rows on both the upper and lower jaws and a moderately sloped vomer block (48° in
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) with a swollen rostral tip place this species in
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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FBCEFADEEAF9E042" box="[1095,1233,1364,1389]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Metriaclima</emphasis>
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. Male and female
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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FF1EFAF3EF38E0BF" box="[151,272,1401,1424]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. usisyae</emphasis>
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are distinguished by an elongate body (BD 25.9–30.6% SL) from all the other species in
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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FA98FAFDEBB3E0BF" box="[1297,1435,1399,1424]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Metriaclima</emphasis>
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(BD 28.8–40.8% SL) except
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(BD 25.8–32.9% SL) and
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(BD 23.6–28.5% SL).
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<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FF1EFA35EF54E0F7" box="[151,380,1471,1496]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
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<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FF1EFA35EF54E0F7" box="[151,380,1471,1496]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Metriaclima usisyae</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FD9AFA4BECB8E0F7" box="[531,656,1471,1496]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tarakiki">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FD9AFA4BECB8E0F7" box="[531,656,1471,1496]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. tarakiki</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by a smaller eye, VED 23.1–28.1% HL vs. VED 30.2–36.5% HL in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FF1EFA6FEF3BE0D2" box="[151,275,1508,1533]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tarakiki">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FF1EFA6FEF3BE0D2" box="[151,275,1508,1533]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. tarakiki</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; and a shorter lower jaw length, LJL 29.9–33.4% HL vs. LJL 34.8–38.9% HL in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FB20FA6FEB0EE0D2" box="[1193,1318,1508,1533]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tarakiki">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FB20FA6FEB0EE0D2" box="[1193,1318,1508,1533]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. tarakiki</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Based on the color pattern, male
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FE1EF983EC27E30F" box="[407,527,1545,1568]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
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||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FE1EF983EC27E30F" box="[407,527,1545,1568]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. usisyae</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
possess a yellow dorsal fin with a black submarginal band, yellow pelvic fins and yellow anal fin with a black leading edge. Male
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FD24F9A7ED60E36A" box="[685,840,1580,1605]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flavicauda">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FD24F9A7ED60E36A" box="[685,840,1580,1605]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. flavicauda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
possess black pelvic and anal fins, and a black dorsal fin with yellow/orange spots distally. The ground coloration of male
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FC17F9DBEA12E347" box="[926,1082,1615,1640]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flavicauda">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FC17F9DBEA12E347" box="[926,1082,1615,1640]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. flavicauda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is blue with 2 light blue/purple interorbital bars vs. yellow with 2 white/light blue interorbital bars in male
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FB82F9FFEAAFE3A3" box="[1035,1159,1653,1676]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FB82F9FFEAAFE3A3" box="[1035,1159,1653,1676]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. usisyae</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. Females of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FAA8F9FFEBB5E3A3" box="[1313,1437,1653,1676]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FAA8F9FFEBB5E3A3" box="[1313,1437,1653,1676]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. usisyae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
cannot reliably be distinguished by color from those of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FCA4F913EDE5E39F" box="[813,973,1687,1712]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flavicauda">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FCA4F913ED6CE39F" box="[813,836,1689,1712]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FCDEF91DEDE5E39F" box="[855,973,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">flavicauda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FC56F91DEAC3E39F" box="[991,1259,1687,1712]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flavicauda">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FC56F91DEAC3E39F" box="[991,1259,1687,1712]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Metriaclima flavicauda</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
also possess a deeper preorbital bone (PRE 18.0–26.9% HL) and a longer snout (SNL 34.3–47.3% HL), which are 17.6–21.2% and 32.0–37.6% in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF85CC05FEF8F96BEFC1E3D7" box="[369,489,1761,1784]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FEF8F96BEFC1E3D7" box="[369,489,1761,1784]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">M. usisyae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, respectively.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C32B75E2FF85CC04FF4EF88EED56E218" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="360" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF85CC04FF4EF88EEF32E44A" blockId="6.[151,1437,1220,2037]" lastBlockId="7.[151,1436,151,357]" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="360" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF85CC05FF4EF88EEF71E232" bold="true" box="[199,345,1796,1821]" pageId="6" pageNumber="359">Description.</emphasis>
|
||
Morphometric and meristic data in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C6B313D2FF85CC05FD67F88EED6DE233" box="[750,837,1796,1821]" captionStart="TABLE 2" captionStartId="8.[151,239,152,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1382,234,1992]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="TABLE 2. Morphological and meristic data for Metriaclima usisyae from Usisya, Lake Malaŵi, PSU 12759, holotype; PSU 12760, n = 14. Ranges include holotype." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF4E76E1FF8BCC0BFF1EFF12EC5AE5E0" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" tableUuid="DF4E76E1FF8BCC0BFF1EFF12EC5AE5E0">Table 2</tableCitation>
|
||
. Elongate species (BD 25.9–30.6% SL) with greatest body depth at base of seventh or eighth dorsal-fin spine. Dorsal body profile with gradual curve to caudal peduncle with highest point at seventh or eighth dorsal-fin spine (greater body depth in males (mean BD 28.9% SL) than in females (mean BD 28.2% SL)); ventral body profile between pelvic and anal fins flat with upward curve to caudal fin. Dorsal head profile straight to slightly concave between snout tip and interorbital area, making 40–50° (45.5° in
|
||
<typeStatus id="548A98CBFF85CC05FF3AF832EF3FE2FE" box="[179,279,1976,2001]" pageId="6" pageNumber="359" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
) angle with body axis (greater angle in males than females), then round to dorsal-fin origin. Snout short with isognathic jaws. Teeth on lower jaw in 3–4 rows; upper jaw in 3–4 rows; outer rows bicuspid; inner rows tricuspid. First 3–4 dorsal-fin spines gradually longer posteriorly with first spine less than half length of fourth spine. Last dorsal-fin spine slightly longer than fourth spine. Soft dorsal fin with subacuminate tip, third or fourth ray longest, to about base of caudal fin in both males and females. Pectoral fin rounded, paddle-shaped. First ray of pelvic fin longer than other rays. Anal fin with 3 spines progressively longer posteriorly; third or fourth ray longest, length beyond base of caudal fin in males and to base of caudal fin in females. Caudal fin subtruncate to emarginate.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF4E76E1FF84CC04FF1EFADFEA93E0A5" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263003/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" targetBox="[151,1436,437,1340]" targetPageId="7">
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||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF84CC04FF1EFADFEA93E0A5" blockId="7.[151,1436,1365,1418]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF84CC04FF1EFADFEF3FE045" bold="true" box="[151,279,1365,1387]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF84CC04FEA8FADFEFDCE044" box="[289,500,1365,1387]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF84CC04FEA8FADFEFDCE044" box="[289,500,1365,1387]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Metriaclima usisyae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. A. Holotype, PSU 12759, adult male, 74.8 mm SL, Usisya, Lake Malaŵi; B. Male in breeding coloration (approx. 70 mm SL) at type locality; C. Female (approx. 58 mm SL) at type locality.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF84CC04FF4EFA50EBB5E338" blockId="7.[151,1437,1498,1991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Lateral scales large, ctenoid; small cycloid scales on breast and belly; cheek with 5 rows of small scales. Dorsal fin and anal fin with narrow proximal band of tiny scales; tiny scales from base to 50% length of caudal fin.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF84CC04FF4EF9A8EB7BE388" blockId="7.[151,1437,1498,1991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">
|
||
Color notes and photos of live breeding adults (PSU 12761). Males in territorial color with brown/yellow ground coloration and faint light brown bars. Head brown with 2 light blue/white interorbital bars and purple highlights; throat light blue. Dorsal fin black/yellow proximally, black distally with light blue lappets. Anal fin dark blue with 5–6 yellow ocelli and black/blue margin. Pectoral-fin rays brown with clear membranes (
|
||
<figureCitation id="130A3AECFF84CC04FB67F904EB19E388" box="[1262,1329,1678,1703]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1365,1387]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,437,1340]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,411,1341]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 3. Metriaclima usisyae. A. Holotype, PSU 12759, adult male, 74.8 mm SL, Usisya, Lake Malaŵi; B. Male in breeding coloration (approx. 70 mm SL) at type locality; C. Female (approx. 58 mm SL) at type locality." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263003/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
B).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF84CC04FF4EF938ED56E218" blockId="7.[151,1437,1498,1991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">
|
||
Females with brown ground coloration and 2–3 faint dark brown bars with purple/blue highlights on edge of scales. Belly and breast beige/brown. Head dark brown; black/gray opercular spot; interorbital bars purple/brown. Dorsal fin yellow/light brown proximally and black distally. Pectoral fin and pelvic fin brown/purple. Caudal fin light brown with dark brown ventral and dorsal margins (
|
||
<figureCitation id="130A3AECFF84CC04FC90F894ED73E218" box="[793,859,1822,1847]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="7.[151,250,1365,1387]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,437,1340]" captionTargetId="figure@7.[151,1436,411,1341]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 3. Metriaclima usisyae. A. Holotype, PSU 12759, adult male, 74.8 mm SL, Usisya, Lake Malaŵi; B. Male in breeding coloration (approx. 70 mm SL) at type locality; C. Female (approx. 58 mm SL) at type locality." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/263003/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
C).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C32B75E2FF84CC04FF4EF8C8ECF9E250" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF84CC04FF4EF8C8ECF9E250" blockId="7.[151,1437,1498,1991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF84CC04FF4EF8C8EF71E274" bold="true" box="[199,345,1858,1883]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Distribution</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF84CC04FEEEF8C8EC63E274" box="[359,587,1858,1883]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF84CC04FEEEF8C8EC63E274" box="[359,587,1858,1883]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Metriaclima usisyae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is found on a submerged reef near Usisya (
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE0540AEFF84CC04FBBDF8C9EAEFE274" box="[1076,1223,1859,1883]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" precision="1" value="-11.247233">S 11°14.834'</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE0540AEFF84CC04FB58F8C9EB4EE274" box="[1233,1382,1858,1883]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" precision="1" value="34.231033">E 34°13.862'</geoCoordinate>
|
||
) and at
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49F5E88BFF84CC04FF3BF8EDEEC5E251" box="[178,237,1895,1918]" country="Tanzania" name="Mara" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Mara</collectingRegion>
|
||
Rocks (
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE0540AEFF84CC04FEC3F8EDEFE7E250" box="[330,463,1894,1919]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" precision="9" value="-11.247666">S 11°14.86'</geoCoordinate>
|
||
,
|
||
<geoCoordinate id="EE0540AEFF84CC04FE50F8EDEC49E250" box="[473,609,1894,1919]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" precision="9" value="34.256332">E 34°15.38'</geoCoordinate>
|
||
),
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32666F9FF84CC04FDFDF8ECECE5E250" box="[628,717,1894,1919]" name="Malawi" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Malaŵi</collectingCountry>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C32B75E2FF84CC04FF4EF800EF69E2E8" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8B8E2669FF84CC04FF4EF800EF69E2E8" blockId="7.[151,1437,1498,1991]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF84CC04FF4EF800EF66E28C" bold="true" box="[199,334,1930,1955]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
The specific epithet
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C315DEAFF84CC04FDB7F806ECB9E28C" box="[574,657,1932,1955]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cichlidae" genus="Metriaclima" kingdom="Animalia" order="Perciformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="360" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="usisyae">
|
||
<emphasis id="B945FA7BFF84CC04FDB7F806ECB9E28C" box="[574,657,1932,1955]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">usisyae</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is the genitive of Usisya, the village near which the
|
||
<typeStatus id="548A98CBFF84CC04FB66F801EB37E28C" box="[1263,1311,1931,1955]" pageId="7" pageNumber="360">type</typeStatus>
|
||
specimens were collected.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
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