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Lamprologus congoensis, the Glossary

Index Lamprologus congoensis

Lamprologus congoensis, the Congo lionhead cichlid is a species of riverine cichlid which is widespread in the Congo River, it is the type species of the genus Lamprologus.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 17 relations: Chain mail, Cichlid, Congo River, Demersal zone, Dorsal fin, Fish fin, FishBase, Jacques Pellegrin, Kasai River, Lamprologus, Léon Vaillant, Louise Schilthuis, Nomen nudum, Operculum (fish), Pool Malebo, Sangha River, Type species.

  2. Freshwater fish of Central Africa
  3. Lamprologus

Chain mail

Chain mail (also known as chain-mail, mail or maille) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.

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Cichlid

Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes.

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Congo River

The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around.

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Demersal zone

The demersal zone is the part of the sea or ocean (or deep lake) consisting of the part of the water column near to (and significantly affected by) the seabed and the benthos.

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Dorsal fin

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom.

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Fish fin

Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim.

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FishBase

FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish).

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Jacques Pellegrin

Jacques Pellegrin (12 June 1873 – 12 August 1944) was a French zoologist.

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Kasai River

The Kasai River (Mto Kasai,; called Cassai in Angola) is a left bank tributary of the Congo River, located in Central Africa.

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Lamprologus

Lamprologus is a genus of fishes from the cichlid family.

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Léon Vaillant

Léon Louis Vaillant (11 November 1834 – 24 November 1914) was a French zoologist.

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Louise Schilthuis

Louise Schilthuis (16 December 1863, Groningen – 27 January 1951, The Hague), also known as Lubbina Schilthuis, was a Dutch zoologist and a curator at the Zoology Museum at the University of Utrecht.

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Nomen nudum

In taxonomy, a nomen nudum ('naked name'; plural nomina nuda) is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate description.

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Operculum (fish)

The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding.

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Pool Malebo

The Pool Malebo, formerly Stanley Pool, also known as Mpumbu, Lake Nkunda or Lake Nkuna by local indigenous people in pre-colonial times, is a lake-like widening in the lower reaches of the Congo River.

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Sangha River

The Sangha River (Nzâdi Sangha, Mto Sanga, Rivière Sangha), a tributary of the Congo River, is located in Central Africa.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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See also

Freshwater fish of Central Africa

Lamprologus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprologus_congoensis