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Re-elevation to species level and redescription of Serranochromis jallae and Serranochromis robustus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)

  • 1. Penn State University, 432 Forest Resources Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, 6140, RSA.
  • 2. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Makhanda, 6140, RSA. & R.Bills@saiab.ac.za; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-4196
  • 3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Makhanda, 6140, RSA. & p.skelton@saiab.ac.za; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9587-2802
  • 4. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Makhanda, 6140, RSA. & o.weyl@saiab.ac.za; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8935-3296

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Stauffer, Jay R., Bills, Roger, Skelton, Paul H., Weyl, Olaf L.F. (2020): Re-elevation to species level and redescription of Serranochromis jallae and Serranochromis robustus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 4858 (1): 126-134, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4858.1.9

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