Neolamprologus savoryi

Verburg, Piet & Bills, Roger, 2007, Two new cichild species Neolamprologus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, Zootaxa 1612, pp. 25-44 : 39-40

Key to the species of the Neolamprologus savoryi complex

1 Marks on operculum .................................................................................................................................... 2

- Opercular marks absent .............................................................................................................................. 8

2 V-shaped mark with bright spot on operculum,>35 scales in the longitudinal line.................................... 3

- Opercular mark not V-shaped, <35 scales in the longitudinal line..............................................................4

3 Opercular spot red, scales on paired fins, ctenoid scales on anal and dorsal fins ...................... N. splendens

- Opercular spot yellow, no scales on paired fins, cycloid scales on anal and dorsal fins .......... N. helianthus

4 Twelve soft rays in pectoral fin, anal fin filament longer than of dorsal fin, headlength> 34 %SL, 3 scales between lateral lines, bars on body ................................................................................................ N. savoryi

- Thirteen soft rays in pectoral fin, anal fin filament shorter than of dorsal fin, headlength <34 %SL, 2 scales between lateral lines, no bars ............................................................................................................ 5

5 Cephalic pits, cheek depth> 28 % HL, opercular mark vague ..................................................... N. crassus

- Cephalic pits absent, cheek depth <28 % HL, opercular marks distinct .................................................... 6

6 No conspicuous spots on scales, no yellow border under eye, caudal peduncle length>18 %SL................ .................................................................................................................................................... N. brichardi

- Conspicuous spots on scales, yellow border under eye (white in preserved specimens), caudal peduncle length <18 %SL ........................................................................................................................................... 7

7 Scales between pectoral fin and pelvic fin, and between dorsal fin origin and lateral line clearly visible, rows of spots on scales regular ..................................................................................................... N. pulcher

- Same scales deeply embedded and not always clearly visible, rows of spots on scales irregular, with inter- ruptions ..................................................................................................................................... N. olivaceous

8 No scales on occiput, few scales on nape .................................................................................................... 9

- Few scales on occiput, many scales on nape ............................................................................................. 10

9 Distinct black and white marginal bands on dorsal and caudal fin and striped pattern on unpaired fins, pre- orbital depth <17 % HL, eight to fifteen scales on operculum .................................................... N. walteri

- Faint markings and no distinct black and white marginal bands on unpaired fins, preorbital depth> 17 % HL, 12–30 scales on operculum .................................................................................................. N. falcicula

10 Scales around caudal peduncle> 17, gill rakers> 15, 3 scales between lateral lines .................. N . gracilis

- Scales around caudal peduncle <17, gill rakers <10, 2 scales between lateral lines ............................... 11

11 Body depth <29 % SL, headlength> 30 % SL, inter orbital width <25 % HL, caudal peduncle length/ depth ratio>1.25, no scales on unpaired fins and cycloid scales on dorsal and anal fins .. N. chitamwebwai

- Body depth> 29 % SL, headlength <30 % SL, inter orbital width> 25 % HL, caudal peduncle length/ depth ratio <1.10, scales on unpaired fins and ctenoid scales on dorsal and anal fins ...... N. marunguensis