Micropanchax petnehazyi Nagy, B. - E. Vreven. 2018
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Nagy, B. - E. Vreven. 2018 Micropanchax petnehazyi, a new species of lampeye cyprinodontiform from the Lufira drainage, Democratic Republic of Congo (Cyprinidontiform: Poeciliidae). Ichthyol Explor. Freshwaters Vol. 28 (2): 157-169. |
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Holotype 18·3mm. |
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Ephemeral marshes of the Tshipokokolo River, a tributary of the right bank of the upper Lufira River basin in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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| Distinguishing Characteristics | Similar
to Mic.hetereaui. Quoted in description - "dorsal and fins with weak brown stripes perpendicular to the rays of the fins (vs. with curved stripes); fin with a weak brown marginal band with no light submarginal band (vs. with a dark brown marginal band and a light submarginal band); caudal fin with irregular vertical markings forming a reticulated marking (vs. narrow vertical stripes); as well as for both sexes the sensory system at the preorbital level in a little protond channel with three exposed neuromastes (tubular vs. with three pores); sensory system at the mandibular level". |
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