A new species of the genus Congochromis (Cichlidae) from the Central Congo basin

Lamboj A.

Published date: June 2012
Volume: 36
Number: 2
Pagination: 349-352
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2012-362-004
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How to cite: Lamboj, A. (2012). A new species of the genus Congochromis (Cichlidae) from the Central Congo basin. Cybium, 36(2): 349-352. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2012-362-004

Abstract

Congochromis robustus, a new cichlid species, is described from the Central Congo basin. It differs from its congeners by its larger size and a combination of morphological characters: greater cheek depth, greater snout length, smaller eye orbit diameter and smaller postorbital length.

Keywords: Cichlidae - Congo River - Congochromis - New species
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