Metriaclima

Stauffer Jr, Jay R., Black, Kristin & Konings, Adrianus F., 2013, Descriptions of five new species of Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa, Zootaxa 3647 (1), pp. 101-136 : 131-133

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.6

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D57B95E8-3991-4B30-B22D-83978924D05E

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6153919

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039DED3D-A24F-3D7B-03E7-CA989AD5FEF9

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Plazi

scientific name

Metriaclima
status

 

Key to the formally described species of Metriaclima

1 Females beige to yellow with yellow pigment in anal fin...................................................... 2

- Females brown, dark gray or blue without yellow anal fin..................................................... 15

2 Males with black markings in dorsal fin................................................................... 3

- Males without black markings in dorsal fin................................................................ 5

3 Males with yellow pigment on cheek and breast............................................................ 4

- Males without yellow pigment on cheek and breast................................................... M. phaeos

4 Cheek depth less than 25% body depth (20.3–24.8%BD)........................................... M. flavifemina

- Cheek depth more than 25% body depth (25.3–32.0% BD)....................................... M. nigrodorsalis

5 Six or fewer bars (distinct or faint) below dorsal fin......................................................... 6

- Seven or more bars (distinct or faint) below dorsal fin........................................................ 7

6 Lower jaw length 28.4–33.5 %HL (mean 31.2)....................................................... M. aurora

- Lower jaw length 34.6–36.7 %HL (mean 35.4)................................................. M. xanthos (part)

7 Males with distinct vertical bars......................................................................... 8

- Males without distinct vertical bars..................................................................... 11

8 Males with entirely black pelvic fin.............................................................. M. sciasma

- Males with clear pelvic fin or dark band in pelvic fin........................................................ 9

9 Males with black submarginal band in anal fin............................................................. 10

- Males without black pigment in anal fin....................................................... M. hajomaylandi

10 Males with yellow dorsal fin................................................................ M. xanthos (part)

- Males with white/blue dorsal fin....................................................... M. mossambicum (part)

11 Males with yellow occipital region................................................................ M. barlowi

- Males with blue occipital region........................................................................ 12

12 Males with distinct interorbital bar............................................................... M. benetos

- Males without distinct interorbital bar................................................................... 13

13 Males with yellow dorsal fin.......................................................... M. mossambicum (part)

- Males with white/blue dorsal fin........................................................................ 14

14 Fourteen–nineteen, mode 16 of teeth in outer row of lower left jaw..................................... M. glaucos

- Fifteen–twenty five, mode 22 of teeth in outer row of lower left jaw................................ M. chrysomallos

15 Females light blue or white............................................................................. 16

- Females brown to blue-gray........................................................................... 18

16 Females with distinct vertical bars............................................................. M. lombardoi

- Females without distinct vertical bars.................................................................... 17

17 Lower jaw length 29–34%HL............................................................... M. nkhunguense

- Lower jaw length 35–43%HL.................................................................. M. callainos

18 Males without distinct vertical bars..................................................................... 19

- Males with distinct vertical bars........................................................................ 23

19 Males with orange to red pigment in dorsal fin............................................................ 20

- Males with blue dorsal fin............................................................................. 21

20 Males with yellow pectoral fin................................................................... M. mbenjii

- Males with clear pectoral fin.................................................................. M. greshakei

21 Males with yellow gular region............................................................. M. xanstomachus

- Males with white gular region.......................................................................... 22

22 Females light brown....................................................................... M. zebra (part)

- Females dark gray-blue........................................................................ M. estherae

23 Five or fewer bars below dorsal fin...................................................................... 24

- Six or more bars below dorsal fin....................................................................... 25

24 Teeth in outer jaw of left lower jaw 8–11........................................................ M. lanisticola

- Teeth in outer jaw of left lower jaw 12–17.......................................................... M. purum

25 Males with orange to red pigment in dorsal fin............................................................ 26

- Males with blue dorsal fin............................................................................ 28

26 Anal fin same orange color as dorsal fin.............................................. M. cyneusmarginatum (part)

- Anal fin blue....................................................................................... 27

27 Black submarginal band in anal fin...................................................................... 28

- No black band in anal................................................................................ 29

28 Distance between snout and pelvic-fin origin more than 35 %SL..................................... M. pambazuko

- Distance between snout and pelvic-fin origin less than 33 %SL....................................... M. emmiltos

29 Base of pectoral fin in males yellow........................................................ M. fainzilberi (part)

- Base of pectoral in males white to blue......................................................... M. pyrsonotos

30 Anal fin black and black streaks in tail fin................................................................ 31

- Anal fin blue and no black streaks in tail.................................................................. 31

31 Occipital region light blue without dark bars or spots................................................ M. pulpican

- Occipital region blue with dark bar.............................................................. M. lundoense

32 Base of pectoral fin in males yellow....................................................... M. fainzilberi (part)

- Base of pectoral in males white to blue................................................................... 33

33 Males without black submarginal band in dorsal fin........................................................ 34

- Males with black submarginal band in dorsal fin........................................................... 36

34 Males without extension of lateral bars onto dorsal fin....................................................... 35

- Males with extension of lateral bars onto dorsal fin........................................................ 37

35 Fewer than 6 rows of teeth in lower jaw........................................................ M. zebra (part)

- More than 6 rows of teeth in lower jaw............................................................ M. midomo

36 Males with black pigment in anal fin.......................................................... M. zebra (part)

- Males without black pigment in anal fin.............................................. M. cyneusmarginatum (part)

37 Five to 8 tooth rows in lower jaw................................................................ M. tarakiki

- Three to 4 tooth rows in lower jaw............................................................ M. zebra (part)

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Perciformes

Family

Cichlidae

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