Sarotherodon lohbergeri

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  gentle lemur

• 24 Jun 2013

Some sort of tilapiine, but I can\'t place it. Newly on display in place of the Dennison\'s barbs. Aquarium, Chester, 16th June 2013.

 

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  bongorob

• 25 Jun 2013

It is puzzling me as well Alan,

 

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  vogelcommando

• 25 Jun 2013

I either don't know the species but it realy is a beautifull animal !

 

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  Rhinopithecus

• 25 Jun 2013

Might be Tilapia guinasana, a highly variable species.

 

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  gentle lemur

• 25 Jun 2013

Rhinopithecus said:

Might be Tilapia guinasana, a highly variable species.

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I am familiar with T. guinasana, and this species does not look like the ones I have seen. It doesn't seem to rsemble the Barombi tilapiines listed in the recent Annual Report either.

Alan

 

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  condor

• 1 Jul 2013

Don't have Chester's Annual Report, but this is a fairly typical Pungu maclareni, which is one of the Barombi Mbo cichlids ("tilapiine sensu lato", but work by Dunz et al. suggests that they're better placed in Oreochromini). Interesting lake system and fish, and a nice photo.

 

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  bongorob

• 1 Jul 2013

They still hold Pungu maclareni.

 

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  gentle lemur

• 1 Jul 2013

I think that's it; thank you condor. I'm not qualified to enter into questions of cichlid relationships - I guess that rather more than half of what I've read is now thought to be wrong (not hard, as so much is contradictory).
I hope there's a label on the tank next time I visit

Alan

 

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  gentle lemur

• 16 Jul 2013

There is now a label on the aquarium. This species is apparently Sarotherodon lohbergeri another of the Barombi Mbo cichlids. I am changing the title again

Alan