LOGIN

sign up
forgot pwd

RSS Facebook Twitter YouTube
GLOSSARY       ▼

SEARCHGLOSSARY

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

PROFILESEARCH

Tag: Cybium


New cichlid is largest in its genus

July 24th, 2012 — 11:30am

The holotype of C. robustus was collected in 1954. © A. Lamboj

The African cichlid genus Congochromis was erected in 2007 to accommodate four species of dwarf cichlid of which three, C. dimidiatus, C. sabinae, and C. squamiceps, are former members of Nanochromis. They’re diagnosable by a combination of morphological and osteological characters, and all are endemic to the Congo River basin. Continue reading »

Category: Discoveries, Ichthyology, New Species, News | Tags: , , , , , | Comment »

     

↑ Back to top