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Weiss, J.D., Schedel, F.D.B, Ibala Zamba, A., Vreven, E.J.W & Schliewen, U.K. 2019. ‘Paragobiocichla, a new genus name for Gobiochromis irvinei Trewavas, 1943 (Teleostei, Cichlidae)’. SPIXIANA 42: 133-139. München. ISSN: 0341-8391. (PR).
Article in a scientific Journal / Article in a Journal
Paragobiocichla, new genus, is established for Gobiochromis irvinei Trewavas, 1943,
a rheophilic cichlid fish from the Volta River drainage in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
It had previously been placed in the genus Steatocranus Boulenger, 1899 (synonyma
Leptotilapia Pellegrin, 1928 and Gobiochromis Poll, 1939), which otherwise contains
only members endemic to the Congo River basin. However, it is distinguished from
Steatocranus by having cycloid scales on the opercle (vs. none in Steatocranus) and
by 11-13 gill rakers on the first arch (vs. 4-10 in Steatocranus)