Abstract
Neolamprologus cancellatus, a new cichlid species, is described on the basis of eight specimens from the Zambian coast of Lake Tanganyika. The new species is characterized by a subtruncate caudal fin and a body that is slender (depth 22.3–25.2% in standard length) and easily distinguishable from its congeners by having 7–8 anal fin spines, 34–37 scales in longitudinal line, 33 total vertebrae, and a gridlike body pattern on a pale brownish body color. This species is only known to inhabit the shallow (2–7 m depth), rocky bottom of Wonzye Point in the southern part of the lake.
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Aibara, M., Takahashi, T. & Nakaya, K. Neolamprologus cancellatus, a new cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Ichthyol Res 52, 354–359 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-005-0296-0
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