From a pair to a dozen: the piscivorous species of Haplochromis (Cichlidae) from the Lake Edward system
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F22%3A00128611" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/22:00128611 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1749/6615" target="_blank" >https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1749/6615</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.815.1749" target="_blank" >10.5852/ejt.2022.815.1749</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
From a pair to a dozen: the piscivorous species of Haplochromis (Cichlidae) from the Lake Edward system
Original language description
Piscivory is a common trophic niche among cichlids of the East African Great Lakes, including Lakes Edward and George. From these two lakes, we examined the taxonomic diversity of cichlid species with a piscivorous morphology. Prior to this study, two piscivorous species were formally described, Haplochromis squamipinnis and H. mentatus. We redescribe both species and describe an additional ten new species of Haplochromis with a piscivorous morphology: H. latifrons sp. nov., H. rex sp. nov., H. simba sp. nov., H. glaucus sp. nov., H. aquila sp. nov., H. kimondo sp. nov., H. falcatus sp. nov., H. curvidens sp. nov., H. pardus sp. nov., and H. quasimodo sp. nov. All twelve species differ in dominant male colour pattern (unknown for H. latifrons sp. nov. and H. curvidens sp. nov.) and morphological traits. The species can be divided into two morphological groups: the macrodontic piscivores and the microdontic piscivores. This division potentially reflects an ecological differentiation in habitat use, hunting technique, prey species, and prey size. We conclude that some 12–20% of the species from the cichlid assemblage of Lake Edward have a piscivorous morphology.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10611 - Plant sciences, botany
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European Journal of Taxonomy
ISSN
2118-9773
e-ISSN
2118-9773
Volume of the periodical
815
Issue of the periodical within the volume
April
Country of publishing house
FR - FRANCE
Number of pages
94
Pages from-to
1-94
UT code for WoS article
000791025400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85132556395