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Emmanuel Vreven
Biologie
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Ibala Zamba, A., Weiss, J., Mamonekene, V., Schliewen, U. & Vreven, E. 2022. ‘Steatocranus masalamasoso, a new species of lionhead cichlid from the Léfini River basin, Congo basin, Africa(Teleostei: Cichlidae)’. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters IEF-1130: 1-11. München : Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. ISSN: 0936-9902. DOI: http://doi.org/10.23788/IEF-1130. (PR).
Article in a scientific Journal / Article in a Journal
Steatocranus masalamasoso, a new species of small rheophilic cichlid species, is described from the Masala Ma Soso
Rapids on the Léfini River, Central Congo basin. It is distinguished from its congeners by the number of circumpeduncular
scales (18-20 vs. 12-16). The construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Léfini River, located at about
3 km upstream of the type locality of S. masalamasoso and operational since 2009, resulted in the inundation of
the Masala Ma Soso Rapids. Recent efforts to collect S. masalamasoso failed, suggesting that adverse downstream
effects of the dam on the original habitat, may have led to the demise of the species.