Kullander Sven O, Karlsson Mikael, Karlsson Magnus, Norén Michael
Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden.; Email:
African Diving Ltd, P. O. Box 7095, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2014 Apr 22;3790:425-38. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.3.2.
Chalinochromis cyanophleps is described from nine specimens, the largest 129 mm SL, from Namansi. It differs from other species of Chalinochromis in plain trunk colouration, absence of black stripes on the head, relatively narrow lips, presence of tricuspid jaw teeth, and presence of five rather than four dentary lateralis foramina. The blue iridescent stripe below the eye is shared with other lamprologin cichlids, but is broader and more conspicuous in C. cyanophleps. Chalinochromis cyanophleps occurs at depths between 6 and 45 m in rocky habitats along the Tanzanian coast of Lake Tanganyika, from Mvuna Island south to Kalala Island, a stretch of about 90 km. Field observations were made of specimens up to 18 cm total length. The COI DNA barcode sequence differs by 1.8% from that of C. popelini.
蓝眼查利诺丽鱼依据来自纳曼西的9个标本进行描述，最大体长为129毫米标准体长。它与其他查利诺丽鱼属物种的区别在于躯干部颜色单一、头部无黑色条纹、唇部相对较窄、颌齿有三尖瓣以及有五个而非四个齿骨外侧孔。眼下方的蓝色虹彩条纹与其他桨鳍丽鱼科丽鱼相同，但在蓝眼查利诺丽鱼中更宽且更明显。蓝眼查利诺丽鱼分布于坦噶尼喀湖坦桑尼亚海岸的岩石栖息地，深度在6至45米之间，从姆武纳岛向南至卡拉拉岛，绵延约90公里。对全长达18厘米的标本进行了实地观察。其细胞色素氧化酶亚基I（COI）DNA条形码序列与波佩利查利诺丽鱼相差1.8%。
