Labeo mbimbii, Liyandja & Stiassny, 2023

Liyandja, Tobit L. D. & Stiassny, Melanie L. J., 2023, Description of two new Labeo (Labeoninae; Cyprinidae) endemic to the Lulua River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kasai ecoregion); a hotspot of fish diversity in the Congo basin, American Museum Novitates 2023 (3999), pp. 1-24 : 9

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1206/3999.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8006121
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CB632B-FFAE-E277-FE51-FE31E21CFDED
treatment provided by	Felipe (2023-06-05 13:43:56, last updated 2023-06-05 13:51:18)
scientific name	Labeo mbimbii
status	new species

Treatment

Labeo mbimbii , new species

Figures 5 View FIGURE 5 , 6 View FIGURE 6 ; table 1

FIGURE 5. Labeo mbimbii, n. sp. Holotype (AMNH 277862, AMCC 249232) in A. lateral view, immediately postmortem; B. in preservation, lateral view; C. ventral view; and D. dorsal view. Scale bar = 1 cm.

FIGURE 6. Labeo mbimbii, n. sp. Holotype (AMNH 277862): CT scan renderings of A. posterior neurocranium, Weberian apparatus and proximal axial elements; B. isolated urohyal bone; and C. infraorbital series. Scale bars = 1 mm

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Cyprinidae
Genus	Labeo

Specimens