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Cichlids of the Banc d'Arguin National Park, Mauritania: insight into the diversity of the genus Coptodon.
Journal of fish biology - 1 Apr 2016
Kide N G, Dunz A, Agnèse J-F, Dilyte J, Pariselle A, Carneiro C, Correia E, Brito J C, Yarba L O, Kone Y, Durand J-D
Abstract excerpt
To determine the species diversity of cichlids in the Banc d'Arguin National Park (PNBA) and their phylogenetic relationships with other species in West Africa, a morphometric and meristic and molecular phylogenetic study was conducted. Both approaches not only confirm the presence of Sarotherodon melanotheron in PNBA but also demonstrate the presence of a second species from the genus Coptodon. While...
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