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    Marcusenius kaninginii, a new species of elephantfish from the Lowa River basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Osteoglossiformes: Mormyridae).

    Authors
    Kisekelwa, T.
    Boden, G.
    Snoeks, J.
    Vreven, E.
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    Discipline
    Biological sciences
    Subject
    Vertebrates
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2016
    Publisher
    Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
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    Description
    Marcusenius kaninginii, a new Marcusenius species with eight large circumpeduncular scales, is described from the Lowa River, a right bank tributary of the Lualaba (Upper Congo basin). It is distinguished from all other Marcusenius species with eight circumpeduncular scales by the following unique combination of characters: 43-47 lateral line scales; 18-23 dorsal-fin rays; 27-30 anal-fin rays; 42-44 vertebrae; a relatively shallow body at the anterior base of the anal fin (depth 25.0-28.6 % SL); a deep caudal peduncle (39-57 % of caudal peduncle length); and a short pectoral fin (15.5-19.1 % SL). Additionally, it has a typical dark-brown body coloration with a black transversal bar between the anterior parts of the dorsal and anal fins, and a black horizontal band along the lateral line from just behind the opercle up to the transversal bar.
    Citation
    Kisekelwa, T.; Boden, G.; Snoeks, J.; Vreven, E. (2016). Marcusenius kaninginii, a new species of elephantfish from the Lowa River basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Osteoglossiformes: Mormyridae).. , Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters, Vol. 26, 341-352, Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, ISSN: 0936-9902,
    Identifiers
    issn: 0936-9902
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/11697
    Type
    Article
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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