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Figure 3
Chalinochromis brichardi
(from cichlidlovers.com
http://www.cichlidlovers.com/c-brichardi.JPG )
My guess in regard to the specification of the brichardi species in the import
lists is that this must be based on the pre-1989 literature before the popelini
species was described and AQIS are running 20 or so years behind in the
paperwork.
In practice the importers and inspectors behave as if the genus as a whole are
importable (other than not bothering to import the species actually listed)
which makes practical sense as the juveniles of brichardi change their
patterning and go through phases where only their mothers could tell them
from the other unlisted species and environmental sense as the behaviour and
characteristics of the entire genus are pretty consistant.
Chalinochromis popelini
Chalinochromis popelini (also known as C. bifrenatus), described by Pierre
brichard in 1989 occur in the central and southern portion of the lake from
Kalemie down to Lunangwa in the Congo and from Kasoje in Tanzania down
nearly to Kasanga in Zambia. (see map on page 46)
The adult of the species is identifiable by two black lines along the length of the
body hence the synonym “bifrenatus” as well as a bridle-like patterning around
the head and face common to the genus.