A New Species of Air-Breathing Catfish (Clariidae: Clarias) from Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

IF 1.1 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

American Museum Novitates Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI:10.1206/3990.1

Maxwell J. Bernt, M. Stiassny

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT A new species of air-breathing catfish, Clarias monsembulai, is described from Congo River tributaries within and bordering the Salonga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The new taxon is recognized by its exceptionally long, white barbels, which lend a superficial resemblance to Clarias buthupogon, from which it differs in characters of the cleithrum and pigmentation patterning. We suggest placement of this species into the subgenus Clarioides but note the current dearth of morphological data to unite members of this group. We additionally discuss the validity of the subspecies Clarias angolensis macronema.

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刚果民主共和国萨隆加国家公园一新种呼吸空气的鲶鱼(Clariidae: Clarias)

摘要：在Salonga国家公园（刚果民主共和国）内和附近的刚果河支流中，描述了一种新的呼吸空气的鲶鱼Clarias monsembulai。这个新的分类单元因其异常长的白色触须而被认可，这与Clarias buthupogon有着表面上的相似之处，但它在冠部特征和色素沉着模式上有所不同。我们建议将该物种归入Clarioides亚属，但注意到目前缺乏将该类群成员联合起来的形态学数据。此外，我们还讨论了安哥拉小蠊（Clarias angolensis macronema）亚种的有效性。

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American Museum Novitates 环境科学-动物学

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

6.70%

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审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： The Novitates (Latin for "new acquaintances"), published continuously and numbered consecutively since 1921, are short papers that contain descriptions of new forms and reports in zoology, paleontology, and geology.