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Issue: Vol. 3986 No. 1: 15 Jul. 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-07-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.1.3
Page range: 61–87
Abstract views: 69
PDF downloaded: 34

Revision of the Amphilius jacksonii complex (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae), with the descriptions of five new species

Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
taxonomy catfish Africa Kenya Tanzania Malawi Burundi Rwanda Uganda Zambia Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract

The Amphilius jacksonii complex is revised, and five new species are described: A. ruziziensis n. sp. from the Ruzizi River drainage and northeastern tributaries of Lake Tanganyika; A. pedunculus n. sp. from the Malagarasi River drainage, Lake Rukwa basin, and upper Great Ruaha River drainage, Rufiji basin; A. frieli n. sp. from the upper Congo basin; A. crassus n. sp. from the Rufiji and Wami basins; and A. lujani n. sp. from the Lake Kyogo drainage, northeastern tributaries of Lake Victoria, and the Lake Manyara basin.