Congolapia
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Congolapia crassa , drawing from the first description of the species. |
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Congolapia is a genus of African cichlids found in the central Congo Basin . The generic name is made up of congo and tilapia . Two of the three species in the genus originally belonged to tilapia , the third was newly described with the introduction of the genus.
features
Congolapia species become 15 to 17.5 cm long. The body height is 37.4 to 48.4% of the standard length . The densely scaled caudal fin in combination with the spade-shaped teeth in the upper and lower jaw is a diagnostic characteristic of the genus. On the first ceratobranchiale (a bone of the upper gill arch ) there are 8 to 13 gill rakes .
- Fin formula : Dorsal XVI – XVII / 8–11; Anal III / 7-9.
- Scale formula: SL 1 17–22, SL 2 8–11.
Congolapia species are light olive-green, gray, bluish, yellowish or red-brown basic color. The throat and stomach are lighter. A black, bluish or yellow stripe runs between the eyes and the corner of the mouth. The lips are whitish, bluish or turquoise in color. There is a black spot on the gill cover. A tilapia stain may be present or absent.
species
- Congolapia bilineata (Pellegrin, 1900)
- Congolapia crassa (Pellegrin, 1903)
- Congolapia louna Dunz, Vreven & Schliewen, 2012
literature
- Andreas R. Dunz, Emmanuel Vreven & Ulrich K. Schliewen: Congolapia , a new cichlid genus from the central Congo basin (Perciformes: Cichlidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 155–179, 17 figs., 7 tabs., October 2012 © 2012 by Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munich, Germany - ISSN 0936-9902
Web links
- Congolapia on Fishbase.org (English)