Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893

Genner, Martin J., Hsu, Ling-Lan, Collins, Rupert A., Smith, Alan M., Saxon, Andrew D., Shechonge, Asilatu H., Ngatunga, Benjamin P. & Turner, George F., 2022, Revision of the African cichlid fish genus Ctenochromis (Teleostei, Cichliformes), including a description of the new genus Shuja from Lake Tanganyika and the new species Ctenochromis scatebra from northern Tanzania, European Journal of Taxonomy 819, pp. 23-54 : 43-44

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scientific name	Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893
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Treatment

Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893 View in CoL

Figs 6a–d View Fig , 7a–f View Fig , 8a–b View Fig

Tilapia pectoralis View in CoL – Boulenger 1899: 130.

Haplochromis pectoralis View in CoL – Regan 1922a: 685. — Jordan 1923: 219. — van Oijen et al. 1991: 161.

non Harpagochromis pectoralis View in CoL – Kaufman 1996: 1.

Material examined

Lectotype TANZANIA • Korogwe ; 1888; F. Stuhlmann leg.; ZMH, ZMH402 View Materials .

Paralectotypes TANZANIA • 3 individuals; Korogwe; 1888; F. Stuhlmann leg.; ZMH403 1–3 • 1 individual; Korogwe ; 1888; F. Stuhlmann leg.; BMNH 1899.2.27.1 .

Additional material

TANZANIA – Ruvu River (between Lake Jipe and Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir) • 3 specimens; 14 Aug. 2015; M. Genner, A. Shechonge, A. Smith and B.P. Ngatunga leg.; BMNH 2021.7.15.1 – BMNH 2021.7.15.3 .

Distribution

Pangani River system, specimens only known from the Korogwe, Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir, and the Ruvu River (between Lake Jipe and Nyumba ya Mungu Reservoir).

Boulenger G. A. 1899. A revision of the African and Syrian fishes of the family Cichlidae - Part II. 1. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 67: 98 - 144. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1899. tb 06852. x

Jordan D. S. 1923. A classification of fishes including families and genera as far as known. Stanford University Publications, University Series, Biological Sciences 3 (2): 77 - 243. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 161386

Kaufman L. 1996. Ctenochromis pectoralis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e. T 9722 A 13011299. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / IUCN. UK. 1996. RLTS. T 9722 A 13011299. en

Pfeffer G. J. 1893. Ostafrikanische Fische gesammelt von Herrn Dr. F. Stuhlmann im Jahre 1888 und 1889. Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 10 (2): 131 - 177.

Regan C. T. 1922 a. The cichlid fishes of Lake Nyassa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1921: 675 - 727. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1921. tb 03287. x

Van Oijen M. J. P., Snoeks J., Skelton P. H., Marchal C. & Teugels G. G. 1991. Haplochromis. In: Daget J., Gosse J. P., Teugels G. G. & Thys Van Den Audenaerde D. F. E. (eds) Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa = Catalogue des poissons d'eau douce d'Afrique. CLOFFA 4: 100 - 184. Musee royal de

Figures

Fig. 6. a. Ctenochomis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893, lectotype ZMH402 from Korogwe (imaged by Thilo Weddehage). b. C. pectoralis, paralectotype BMNH 1899.2.27.1 from Korogwe. c. C. pectoralis, ♂ from Ruvu River shortly after capture (part of BMNH 2021.7.15.1-3). d. C. pectoralis, ♂ from Ruvu River preserved state (part of BMNH 2021.7.15.1-3). e. C. scatebra Genner, Ngatunga & Turner sp. nov., ♂ from Chemka Springs shortly after capture (part of BMNH 2021.7.15.1-3). f. C. scatebra sp. nov. holotype BMNH 2021.7.15.4. Scale bars: 10 mm.

Fig. 7. Morphologyof Ctenochromis Pfeffer, 1893.a, d, g. Oral teeth.b, e, h. Chest squamation illustrating scale-free patches. c, f, i. Cheek squamation illustrating the reduction in scale number towards the ventral section of the cheek. a–c. Ctenochomis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893 from Korogwe (paralectotype BMNH 1899.2.27.1); d–f. C. pectoralis from the Ruvu River (part of BMNH 2021.7.15.1-3); g–i. C. scatebra Genner, Ngatunga & Turner sp. nov. from Chemka Springs (holotype BMNH 2021.7.15.4). Scale bars: 1 mm.

Fig. 8. Morphology of Ctenochromis Pfeffer, 1893, imaged using x-ray tomography micro CT. a. Ctenochomis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893, paralectotype BMNH 1899.2.27.1 from Korogwe. b. C. pectoralis from the Ruvu River (part of BMNH 2021.7.15.1-3). c. C. scatebra Genner, Ngatunga & Turner sp. nov., holotype BMNH 2021.7.15.4. Scale bars: 10 mm.

Abbreviations

ZMH	USA, Illinois, Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History (also used by Finnish Museum of Natural History)
ZMH	Zoologisches Museum Hamburg

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Perciformes
Family	Cichlidae
SubFamily	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe	Haplochromini
Genus	Ctenochromis

Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer, 1893

Genner, Martin J., Hsu, Ling-Lan, Collins, Rupert A., Smith, Alan M., Saxon, Andrew D., Shechonge, Asilatu H., Ngatunga, Benjamin P. & Turner, George F. 2022

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