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Descriptions of two new shell-dwelling species of Metriaclima (Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa

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  • 1. Penn State University, 432 Forest Resources Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802.
  • 2. Cichlid Press, PO Box 13608, El Paso, TX 79913.
  • 3. Penn State University, 432 Forest Resources Building, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802. & Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, RSA.

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Miller, Torin A., Konings, Adrianus F., Stauffer, Jay R. (2021): Descriptions of two new shell-dwelling species of Metriaclima (Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa 5052 (3): 419-432, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5052.3.7

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