Distichodus teugelsi a new distichodontid from the middle Congo River basin, Africa (Characiformes: Distichodontidae).

dc.contributor.author	Mamonekene, V
dc.contributor.author	Vreven, E.J.
dc.date	2008
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-15T10:02:55Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-15T10:02:55Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/32
dc.description	Distichodus teugelsi, new species, is described from the middle Congo River basin. The species is distinguished from all other Distichodus species by the following combination of characters: presence of two rows of bicuspid teeth on upper jaw and a single one on lower jaw; unique colour pattern characterised by a light greenish band dividing the flanks into a darker greenish upper and lower part. Distichodus teugelsi is a dwarf species of Distichodus (maximum size: 65.0 mm TL), based on the presence of nearly ripe eggs in several female specimens (50.9-54.3 mm SL). With a single row of bicuspid teeth in the lower jaw, instead of two rows, both dwarf Distichodus species (D. teugelsi, D. decemmaculatus) differ in this respect from the current diagnosis of the genus.
dc.language	eng
dc.title	Distichodus teugelsi a new distichodontid from the middle Congo River basin, Africa (Characiformes: Distichodontidae).
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.frascati	Biological sciences
dc.audience	Scientific
dc.subject.free	Vertebrates
dc.source.title	Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters
dc.source.volume	19(2)
Orfeo.peerreviewed	Yes
dc.identifier.rmca	138