Title
An unexpected new Poropanchax (Cyprinodontiformes, Procatopodidae) from the Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Title Variants
Alternative:
New Poropanchax from D.R. Congo
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, number 3941
By
Zee, J. van der, 1947-
, author
Bernotas, Kimberly,
, author
Bragança, Pedro H. N.
, author
Stiassny, Melanie L. J.
, author
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2019]
Notes
Caption title.
"October 10, 2019."
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A new procatopodid, assigned to the genus Poropanchax, is described from a wetland habitat located adjacent to the Inga Falls in Lower Congo. Poropanchax pepo, new species, is distinguished from all congeners by a combination of characters including a higher D/A ratio, rounded anal and dorsal fins, a humeral blotch in males, and the absence of a sharp ventral process on the basipterygium. The finding of a Poropanchax species in Lower Congo was unexpected, since the closest known congeneric population is located in northwestern Gabon, some 700 kilometers to the north. As recognized herein the genus Poropanchax is a clade comprised of five species geographically restricted to humid coastal regions of west and west-central Africa.
Subjects
Classification
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Congo (Democratic Republic)
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Fishes
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Geographical distribution
,
Inga Region
,
Killifishes
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Kongo Central
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Poropanchax
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Poropanchax pepo
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3941 2019
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/3941.1
OCLC:
1122791059
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