FB-70086 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70086 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Achondrostoma Achondrostoma garzonorum Doadrio, Casal-López & Perea, 2023 2023-05-26 2023-05-26 Pauers, M.J. and T.B. Phiri0 Six new species of <i>Labeotropheus</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Malawian shore of Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(2):264-292. (Ref. 128773) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70095 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-06-14 00:00:00 2023-06-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70095 Diagnosis: Labeotropheus alticodia differs from the slender-bodied Labeotropheus, , L. simoneae, L. chirangali and L. rubidorsalis, as well as L. chlorosiglos, due to its greater body depth, 37.4-40.6% of standard length vs. 26.3-33.4% in L. trewavasae, 26.9-30.8% in L. simoneae, 26.6-33.2% in L. chirangali, 31.6-36.1% in L. rubidorsalis, 31.9-34.7% in L. chlorosiglos; it also differs from the slender Labeotropheus due to a greater distance between the insertion of the dorsal fin and the insertion of the anal fin, 16.4-18.1% of standard length vs. 12.7-15.5% in L. trewavasae, 14.6-16.0% in L. simoneae, 13.7-15.7% in L. chirangali, 13.5-15.7% in L. rubidorsalis (Ref. 128773). Labeotropheus alticodia differs from all other robust-bodied Labeotropheus, except L. fuelleborni, by the nuptial colouration of the males: male L. alticodia have a pale, powder-blue body, and the dorsal and caudal fins are whitish blue with yellow trailing edges, while the anal fin is a pale yellow orange; additionally, the pelvic fins are a pale yellow orange with white leading edges; the morphometric and meristic values largely overlap with the other robust Labeotropheus, with the following exceptions: L. alticodia differs from L. fuelleborni due to a longer distance between the tip of the snout and the origin of the dorsal fin, 33.6-35.9% of standard length vs. 30.8-33.7%, a longer rostral length, 42.0-48.8% of head length vs. 40.4-42.0%, a shorter upper jaw, 14.4-20.1% of head length vs. 20.2-23.9%, and a smaller snout pad, 11.6-14.8% of head length vs. 14.9-17.2%; it differs from L. artatorostris due to a deeper preorbital depth, 26.9-34.5% of head length vs. 19.7-26.8%, and a typically longer rostral length, 42.0-48.4% of head length vs. 22.9-43.7%; it differs from L. candipygia by greater distances between the insertion of the dorsal fin and the insertion of the anal fin, 16.4-18.1% of standard length vs. 13.9-16.7%, as well as between the insertion of the dorsal fin and the origin of the anal fin, 31.3-32.9% of standard length vs. 27.4-31.7%; it differs from L. aurantinfra by a greater distance between the tip of the snout and the attachment of the pelvic fins, 41.0-49.1% of standard length vs. 36.9-43.7%, a greater preorbital depth, 26.9-34.5% of head length vs. 21.3-31.7%, and a greater snout length, 30.4-35.7% of head length vs. 26.7-33.1%; finally, it differs from L. obscurus due to a smaller eye diameter, 24.9-27.5% of head length vs. 27.3-32.4%, and more teeth in the left half of the lower jaw, 29-35 vs. 20-26 (Ref. 128773).Description: Body compressiform; ovoid to almost rectangular in shape; body deep, 37.4-40.6% of standard length, and consistently deep throughout its length; anterior body wide at pectoral fin and opercular tab (Ref. 128773). Scales on belly and anterior abdomen cycloid and tightly crowded; flank scales ctenoid; exposed portion of scale fan-shaped and approximately hexagonal; anterior lateral line overlapping posterior lateral line by 0-4 scales; anterior lateral line scales 21-24, posterior lateral line scales 11-13; dorso-lateral scale rows 9-10; pectoro-pelvic scale rows 10-12 (Ref. 128773). Dorsal fin relatively short for Labeotropheus, 55.8-60.2% of standard length, with 16-17 spines and 8-9 rays; first dorsal spine opposite opercular tab; dorsal rays 3, 4, 5 long, reaching to hypural plate and beyond; anal fin angular and kite-shaped; anal-fin rays 3 and 4 long, reaching past caudal peduncle to caudal fin; anal-fin origin opposite dorsal-fin spine 14 or 15; anal-fin insertion anterior to dorsal-fin insertion; caudal fin subtruncate; pectoral fin rounded; pelvic fin long, minimally reaching origin of anal fin and longer in most specimens; males with filamentous pelvic rays, females non-filamentous; attachment of pelvic fin opposite dorsal-fin spine 5 or 6 (Ref. 128773). Head of typical length for Labeotropheus, 31.8-33.4% of standard length, but deep with strongly curved profile and slightly developed snout; snout long and wide with snout pad of typical length for Labeotropheus, 11.6-14.8% of head length; cheek with 3 scale rows; infraorbital pores 9, with 23-38 neuromasts among them; oral jaws short and wide; oral teeth tricuspid and closely set on both upper and lower jaws; 7-10 tricuspid teeth on lateral portion of left upper jaw (Ref. 128773). Gill rakers stout, triangular, and widely spaced; 6-8 ceratobranchial and 2-3 epibranchial gill rakers on first gill arch; all specimens with 1 raker between the cerato- and epibranchial rakers (Ref. 128773).Colouration: Colouration of males: craniofacial region, from snout to preopercle, dark blue; operculum greyish blue with bright metallic green opercular tab; throat and branchiostegals white; flank and caudal peduncle pale powder blue; 11 faint darker blue bars visible across flank and caudal peduncle; dorsal and caudal fins whitish blue with yellow or orange trailing edges; spinous anal fin pale orange; rayed portion white with 3-5 orange-yellow eggspots; trailing portion of pelvic fin hyaline with white leading edge, and pale orange between (Ref. 128773). Colouration of females: head, body, caudal peduncle uniformly light grey, with 11 faint dark bars extending across flank and caudal peduncle; opercular tab black; scales of flank and caudal peduncle with small orange spots close to insertion of scale; throat and branchiostegals white; dorsal fin white with orange tips; some specimens with orange spots throughout fin, some specimens with orange trailing edge; caudal fin brownish grey, some specimens with orange trailing edge; rayed anal fin pale brownish orange with 1-2 yellow eggspots; spinous portion white; pelvic fin white or hyaline, with bright white leading edge and pale orange between (Ref. 128773). In preservative: males uniformly dark brown or grey with 11 faint vertical bars visible across flank and caudal peduncle on some specimens; females uniformly dark brown or grey with 11 faint vertical bars visible across flank and caudal peduncle on some specimens (Ref. 128773). Pauers, M.J. and T.B. Phiri 2023 Six new species of <i>Labeotropheus</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Malawian shore of Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(2):264-292. (Ref. 128773) FB-Morphology-70095 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-06-14 00:00:00 2023-06-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70095 Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8 Pauers, M.J. and T.B. Phiri 2023 Six new species of <i>Labeotropheus</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Malawian shore of Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(2):264-292. (Ref. 128773) FB-Distribution-70095 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-05-31 00:00:00 2024-08-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70095 Africa: Malawi. Pauers, M.J. and T.B. Phiri 2023 Six new species of <i>Labeotropheus</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Malawian shore of Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(2):264-292. (Ref. 128773) FB-Uses-70095 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-05-31 00:00:00 2023-06-14 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70095 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-70095 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2023-05-31 00:00:00 2023-06-14 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70095 8.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 128773)) Pauers, M.J. and T.B. Phiri 2023 Six new species of <i>Labeotropheus</i> (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Malawian shore of Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111(2):264-292. (Ref. 128773) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70095 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-05-31 00:00:00 2023-06-14 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70095 benthopelagic; freshwater