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Zootaxa

Magnolia Press (New Zealand (Aotearoa)) (English)

Number of records: 73:

2021

Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & A.F. Konings. 2021. "A new species of Diplotaxodon (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi". Zootaxa. v. 4903(n. 2), pp. 275–284. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4903.2.7 (crc08359) (abstract)
Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & Roger Bills, Paul H. Skelton. 2021. "Four new species of Serranochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Cuanza and Okavango river systems in Angola, including a preliminary key for the genus". Zootaxa. v. 4908(n. 1), pp. 66–84. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4908.1.4 (crc11108) (abstract)

2020

Schedel, Frederic D. B & V.M.S. Kupriyanov, C. Katongo, U.K. Schliewen. 2020. "Palaeoplex gen. nov. and Lufubuchromis gen. non, two new monotypic cichlid genera (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from northern Zambia". Zootaxa. v. 4718(n. 2), pp. 191–229. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4718.2.3 (crc02709) (abstract)
Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & R. Bills, P.H. Skelton, O.L.F. Weyl. 2020. "Re-elevation to species level and redescription of Serranochromis jallae and Serranochromis robustus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 4858(n. 1), pp. 126-134 (crc09947) (abstract)

2018

Gómez-González, Adán E & F. Álvarez, W.A. Matamoros, E. Velázquez-Velázquez, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, A.A. González-Díaz, C.D. McMahan. 2018. "Redescription of Vieja hartwegi (Taylor & Miller 1980) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Grijalva River basin, Mexico and Guatemala, with description of a rheophilic morph". Zootaxa. v. 4375(n. 3), (crc08394) (abstract)
Ota, Renata R & S.O. Kullander, G.C. Deprá, W.J. da Graça, C.A. Pavanelli. 2018. "Satanoperca curupira, a new cichlid species from the rio Madeira basin in Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 4379(n. 1), pp. 103–112. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.1.6 (crc08424) (abstract)
Schedel, Frederic D. B & E.J.W.M.N. Vreven, B.K. Manda, E. Abwe, A. Manda, U.K. Schliewen. 2018. "Description of five new rheophilic Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Upper Congo drainage in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zootaxa. v. 4461(n. 3),. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4464.3.1 (crc08570) (abstract)
Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr.. 2018. "Description of Metriaclima koningsi, a new species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Malaŵi, Africa". Zootaxa. 4370 (1): 095–100. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.1.8 (crc08365) (abstract)
Varella, Henrique Rosa & M.V. Loeb, F.C.T. Lima, S.O. Kullander. 2018. "Crenicichla ploegi, a new species of pike-cichlid of the C. saxatilis group from the Rio Juruena and upper Rio Paraguai basins in Brazil, with an updated diagnosis and biogeographical comments on the group (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 4377(n. 3), pp. 361–386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4377.3.3 (crc08403) (abstract)

2017

Katongo, Cyprian & O. Seehausen, J. Snoeks. 2017. "A new species of Pseudocrenilabrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Mweru in the Upper Congo River System". Zootaxa. v. 4237(n. 1),. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4237.1.10 (crc08069) (abstract)
Schedel, Frederic D. B & U.K. Schliewen. 2017. "Hemibates koningsi spec. nov: a new deep-water cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika". Zootaxa. v. 4312(n. 1), pp. 92-112. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4312.1.4 (crc08220) (abstract)

2016

Lamboj, Anton & F. Trummer, B.D. Metscher. 2016. "Wallaceochromis gen. nov, a new chromidotilapiine cichlid genus (Pisces: Perciformes) from West Africa". Zootaxa. v. 4144(n. 1), pp. 124-130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.1.8 (crc07391) (abstract)
Li, Shan & A.F. Konings, J.R. Stauffer. 2016. "A revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with description of a new genus and seven new species". Zootaxa. v. 4168(n. 2), pp. 1-29. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.2.9 (crc07492) (abstract)
Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & A.F. Konings, T.M. Ryan. 2016. "Redescription of Pseudotropheus livingstonii and Pseudotropheus elegans from Lake Malaŵi, Africa". Zootaxa. v. 4154(n. 2), pp. 169–178. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4154.2.4 (crc07409) (abstract)

2015

Landim, María Isabel & C.R. Moreira & C.A. Figueiredo. 2015. "Retroculus acherontos, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei) from the Rio Tocantins basin". Zootaxa. v. 3973(n. 2), pp. 369-380. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.2.10 (crc06779) (abstract)
Martinez, Christopher M & Jairo Arroyave, John S. Sparks. 2015. "A new species of Ptychochromis from southeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 4044(n. 1), pp. 79-92. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4044.1.4 (crc06964) (abstract)
McMahan, Caleb D & W.A. Matamoros, K.R. Piller & P. Chakrabarty. 2015. "Taxonomy and systematics of the herichthyins (Cichlidae: Tribe Heroini), with the description of eight new Middle American Genera". Zootaxa. v. 3999(n. 2), pp. 211-234. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.3 (crc06794) (abstract)

2014

Britzke, Ricardo & C. Oliveira & S.O. Kullander. 2014. "Apistogramma ortegai (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species of cichlid fish from the Ampyiacu River in the Peruvian Amazon basin". Zootaxa. v. 3869(n. 4), pp. 409-419. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3869.4.5 (crc06425) (abstract)
Kullander, Sven & M. Karlsson, M. Karlsson, M. Norén. 2014. "Chalinochromis cyanophleps, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika". Zootaxa. v. 3790 (n. 3): pp. 425–438. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.3.2 (crc06115) (abstract)
Pariselle, Antoine & A.R. Bytja Nyom & C.F. Bilong Bilong. 2014. "Four new species of Cichlidogyrus (Monogenea, Ancyrocephalidae) from Sarotherodon mvogoi and Tylochromis sudanensis (Teleostei, Cichlidae) in Cameroon". Zootaxa. v. 3881(n. 3), pp. 258-266. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3881.3.4 (crc07945) (abstract)
Pethiyagoda, Rohan & K. Maduwage, K. Manamendra-Arachchi. 2014. "Validation of the South Asian cichlid genus Pseudetroplus Bleeker (Pisces Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 3838(n. 5), pp. 595–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3838.5.9 (crc06340) (abstract)
Tougas, Stephanie & M.L.J. Stiassny. 2014. "Lamprologus markerti, a new lamprologine cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) endemic to the lower Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, west-central Africa". Zootaxa. v. 3852(n. 3), pp. 391 – 400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3852.3.8 (crc06342) (abstract)
van der Laan, Richard & W.N. Eschmeyer & R. Fricke. 2014. "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. v. 3882(n. 1), pp. 1 – 230. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 (crc04834) (abstract)

2013

Casciotta, Jorge & A. Almirón, D. Aichino, S. Gómez, L. Piálek & O. Říčan. 2013. "Crenicichla taikyra (Teleostei: Cichlidae), a new species of pike cichlid from the middle río Paraná, Argentina". Zootaxa. v. 3721(n. 4), pp. 379 – 386. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3721.4.5 (crc05740) (abstract)
de la Maza Benignos, Mauricio & M.L. Lozano-Vilano. 2013. "Description of three new species of the genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from eastern Mexico, with redescription of H. labridens, H. steindachneri, and H. pantostictus". Zootaxa. v. 3734(n. 2), pp. 101–129 (crc05760) (abstract)
Hauser, Frances E & H. López-Hernández. 2013. "Geophagus crocatus, a new species of geophagine cichlid from the Berbice River, Guyana, South America (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 3731(n. 2), pp. 279 – 286. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3731.2.8 (crc05756) (abstract)
Kullander, Sven & C.A.S. Lucena. 2013. "Crenicichla gillmorlisi, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Paraná river drainage in Paraguay". Zootaxa. v. 3641(n. 2), pp. 149 – 164. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.2.3 (crc05012) (abstract)
McMahan, Caleb D & W.A. Matamoros, F.S. Álvarez-Calderón, W.Y. Henríquez, H.M. Recino, P. Chakrabarty, E. Barraza, N. Herrera. 2013. "Checklist of the Inland Fishes of El Salvador". Zootaxa. v. 3608(n. 6), pp. 440–456. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3608.6.2 (crc05318) (abstract)
Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & K. Black & A.F. Konings. 2013. "Descriptions of five new species of Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa". Zootaxa. v. 3647(n. 1), pp. 101-136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.6 (crc05041) (abstract)
Steele, Sarah E & E. Liverpool & H. López-Hernández. 2013. "Krobia petitella, a new species of cichlid fish from the Berbice River in Guyana (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 3693(n. 2), pp. 152 – 162. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.2.2 (crc02331) (abstract)
Vanhove, Maarten P.M & M. van Steenberge, S. Dessein, F.A. Volckaert, J. Snoeks, T. Huyse, A. Pariselle. 2013. "Biogeographical implications of Zambezian Cichlidogyrus species (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea: Ancyrocephalidae) parasitizing Congolian cichlids". Zootaxa. v. 3608(n. 5), pp. 398-400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3608.5.8 (crc06220) (abstract)
Varella, Henrique Rosa & C.R. Moreira. 2013. "Teleocichla wajapi, a new species of cichlid from the rio Jari, Brazil, with comments on T. centrarchus Kullander, 1988 (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 3641(n. 2), pp. 3641. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3641.2.5 (crc05039) (abstract)

2012

Dunz, Andreas R. & Schliewen, Ulrich. 2012. "Description of a rheophilic Tilapia species Smith, 1840 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Guinea with comments on Tilapia rheophila Daget, 1962". Zootaxa. v. 3314, pp. 17-30 (crc04442) (abstract)
Konings, Ad & Jay R. Stauffer Jr. 2012. "Review of the Lake Malaŵi genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new species". Zootaxa. v. 3258, pp. 1-27 (crc04218) (abstract)
Kullander, Sven. 2012. "Krobia xinguensis, a new species of cichlid fish from the Xingu River drainage in Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 3197; pp. 43-54 (crc04161) (abstract)
Kullander, Sven & M. Karlsson & M. Karlsson. 2012. "Lepidiolamprologus kamambae, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika". Zootaxa. (n. 3492), pp. 30–48 (crc04564) (abstract)
Lamboj, Anton & C. Pichler. 2012. "On the validity of Pelvicachromis sacrimontis Paulo, 1977 (Perciformes, Cichlidae), with designation of a neotype, and redescription of the species". Zootaxa. (n. 3436), pp. 61-68 (crc04521) (abstract)
Oliver, Michael K.. 2012. "Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus, a new species of cichlid fish from Lake Malaŵi, with comments on some other supposed members of the genus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. (n. 3410), pp. 35-50 (crc04509) (abstract)

2011

Ciccotto, Patrick J. & A. Konings, J.R. Stauffer. 2011. "Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa". Zootaxa. v. 2011(n. 2738), pp. 1–25 (crc02837) (abstract)
Kullander, Sven. 2011. "Nomenclatural availability of putative scientific generic names applied to the South American cichlid fish Apistogramma ramirezi Myers & Harry, 1948 (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. (n. 3131), pp. 35–51 (crc04094) (abstract)
McMahan, Caleb D. 2011. "Paraneetroplus synspilus is a junior synonym of Paraneetroplus melanurus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. (n. 2833), pp. 1-14 (crc03297) (abstract)
Neumann, Dirk & M.L.J. Stiassny & U.K. Schliewen. 2011. "Two new sympatric Sarotherodon species (Pisces: Cichlidae) endemic to Lake Ejagham, Cameroon, west-central Africa, with comments on the Sarotherodon galilaeus species complex". Zootaxa. (n. 2765), pp. 1-20 (crc03122) (abstract)
Říčan, Oldřich & L. Piálek, A. Almirón & J.E. Casciotta. 2011. "Two new species of Australoheros (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with notes on diversity of the genus and biogeography of the Río de la Plata basin". Zootaxa. (n. 2982), pp. 1-26 (crc03530) (abstract)
Sparks, John S. & Robert C. Schelly. 2011. "A new species of Paretroplus (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Etroplinae) from northeastern Madagascar, with a phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the P. damii clade". Zootaxa. v. 2011(n. 2768), pp. 55-68 (crc02992) (abstract)

2010

Dunz, Andreas R. & Ulrich Schliewen. 2010. "Description of a new species of Tilapia Smith, 1840 (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Ghana.". Zootaxa. v.2548: pp.1–21. (crc02662) (abstract)
Lucinda, Paulo H. F. & Lucena Carlos A. S & Assis, Newton C.. 2010. "Two new species of cichlid fish genus Geophagus Heckel from the Rio Tocantins drainage (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. (n. 2429); pp 29–42 (2010) (crc02345) (abstract)
Piálek, Lubomír & O. Říčan, J. Casiotta & A. Almirón. 2010. "Crenicichla hu, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Paraná basin in Misiones, Argentina". Zootaxa. 2537: pp. 33-46 (2010) (crc02653) (abstract)
Sparks, John S. & M.L.J. Stiassny. 2010. "A new species of Ptychochromis from northeastern Madagascar (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with an updated phylogeny and revised diagnosis for the genus". Zootaxa. 2341: 33–51 (2010) (crc01930)
Stiassny, Melanie & Giuseppe de Marchi & Anton Lamboj. 2010. "A new species of Danakilia (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Lake Abaeded in the Danakil Depression of Eritrea (East Africa)". Zootaxa. 2690, pp. 43-52 (crc02748) (abstract)

2009

Konings-Dudin, Gertrud & A. Konings & J. R. Stauffer Jr. 2009. "Descriptions of three new species of Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) and a redescription of M. vermivorus". Zootaxa. 2076: 37-59 (crc01584) (abstract)
Kullander, Sven. 2009. "Crenicichla mandelburgeri, a new species of cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Paraná river drainage in Paraguay". Zootaxa. (no. 2006); pp. 41-50 (crc01711)
Lamboj, Anton. 2009. "A new dwarf cichlid genus and species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Guinea, West Africa". Zootaxa. n. 2173: pp. 41-48 (crc01829) (abstract)
Matamoros, A. Wilfredo & J.F. Schaefer & B.R. Kreiser. 2009. "Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of continental and insular Honduras". Zootaxa. 2307: pp. 1–38 (crc01914)

2008

Gonzáles-Días, Alfonso Ángel & R. M. Quiñonez, J. Velásquez-Mártinez & R. Rodiles-Hernández. 2008. "Fishes of La Venta River in Chiapas, Mexico". Zootaxa. (n. 1685), pp. 47–54 (crc06690) (abstract)
Maldonado, G.S.. 2008. "Helminth parasites of freshwater fish from Central America". Zootaxa. v.1915: pp.29–53 (crc02497)
Montaña, Carmen & H. López-Hernández & D.C. Taphorn. 2008. "A new species of Crenicichla (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Ventuari River, Upper Orinoco River Basin, Amazonas State, Venezuela". Zootaxa. (n. 1856): pp. 33–40 (2008) (crc01608) (abstract)
Říčan, Oldřich & S. Kullander. 2008. "The Australoheros (Teleostei: Cichlidae) species of the Uruguay and Paraná River drainages". Zootaxa. 1724: pp. 1–51 (2008) (crc01528) (abstract)
Risch, Sarah & Jos Snoeks. 2008. "Geographic variation in Neolamprologus niger (Poll, 1956) (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika (Africa)". Zootaxa. (n. 1857): pp. 21–32 (2008) (crc01792) (abstract)

2007

Chakrabarty, Prosanta & John Sparks. 2007. "Relationships of the New World cichlid genus Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859 (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with diagnoses for the genus and its species". Zootaxa. n. 1523 pp. 59–64 (crc01436) (abstract)
Schelly, Robert & T. Takahashi, R. Bills & M. Hori. 2007. "The first case of aggressive mimicry among lamprologines in a new species of Lepidiolamprologus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika". Zootaxa. n.1638, pp. 39-49 (crc01493) (abstract)
Schmitter-Soto, Juan Jacobo. 2007. "A systematic revision of the genus Archocentrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with the description of two new genera and six new species". Zootaxa. n. 1603, pp. 1-78 (crc01457) (abstract)
Schmitter-Soto, Juan Jacobo. 2007. "Phylogeny of Species Formerly Assigned to the Genus Archocentrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. v. 1618, 50 pp. (crc01557) (abstract)
Verburg, Piet & Bills, Roger. 2007. "Two new sympatric species of Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa". Zootaxa. v. 2007(n. 1612), pp. 25-44 (crc01476) (abstract)

2006

Maldonado, G.S.. 2006. "Checklist of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes from Mexico". Zootaxa. v.1324; 357 pp. (crc02496) (abstract)
Schliewen, Ulrich K & Melanie J. Stiassny. 2006. "A new species of Nanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Mai Ndombe, central Congo Basin, Democratic Republic of Congo". Zootaxa. n. 1169; pp. 33-46 (crc01261)

2005

Lamboj, Anton. 2005. "Nanochromis sabinae, a new cichlid species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Upper Congo River area and Northeast Gabon". Zootaxa. 827; 1-11 (20 Jan. 2005) (crc00947)

2004

Lamboj, Anton. 2004. "Pelvicachromis signatus and Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus, two new cichlid species (Teleostei, Perciformes from Guinea, West Africa". Zootaxa. 454; pp. 1-12 (crc00304) (abstract)
López-Fernández, Hernán & D.C. Taphorn. 2004. "Geophagus abalios, G. dicrozoster and G. winemilleri (Perciformes: Cichlidae), three new species from Venezuela". Zootaxa. 439; pp 1-27 (crc00077) (abstract)
Ready, S. Jonathan & S. O. Kullander. 2004. "Apistogramma eremnopyge, A New Species of Cichlid Fish (Teleostei:Cichlidae) from Peru". Zootaxa. 564; 1-10 (2004) (crc00187)
Sparks, John S.. 2004. "A new and presumably extinct species of Ptychochromoides (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae) from central Madagascara". Zootaxa. 524; pp. 1-15 (2004) (crc00357)

2003

Lamboj, Anton & M.L.J. Stiassny. 2003. "Three new Parananochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Gabon and Cameroon, Central Africa". Zootaxa. 209; pp. 1-19 (crc00337)
Lamboj, Anton. 2003. "Chromidotilapia melaniae and C. nana, two new cichlid species (Perciformes, Cichlidae) from Gabon, Central Africa". Zootaxa. 143; pp. 1-15 (crc00729)
Schelly, Robert & M.L.J. Stiassny & L. Seegers. 2003. "Neolamprologus devosi sp.n., a new riverine lamprologine cichlid (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the lower Malagarasi River, Tanzania". Zootaxa. n. 373; pp. 1 - 11 (crc01264) (abstract)