Lebias stiassnyae: A New Species of Killifish from Lake Afdera, Ethiopia (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)
A new species of killifish, Lebias stiassnyae, is described from Lake Afdera, Ethiopia. It is readily distinguished from all congeners by the unique combination of a sharply upturned lower jaw oriented nearly perpendicular to the body axis, an open cephalic neuromast system, the lack of an interarcu...
Veröffentlicht in: | Copeia. - American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 1913. - 2001(2001), 1, Seite 150-153 |
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Sprache: | English |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Copeia |
Schlagworte: | Biological sciences Business Physical sciences |
Zusammenfassung: | A new species of killifish, Lebias stiassnyae, is described from Lake Afdera, Ethiopia. It is readily distinguished from all congeners by the unique combination of a sharply upturned lower jaw oriented nearly perpendicular to the body axis, an open cephalic neuromast system, the lack of an interarcual cartilage, an obliquely positioned pectoral fin base, and a large body size. |
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ISSN: | 19385110 |