Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Current distribution known : native to the basins of the Mahavavy du Sud and the Betsiboka. It has also been collected from a hill stream draining the Tampoketsa highlands, Madagascar .
  • Ecology : non-annual killifish .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (stranding); also, equally, larvae of insects and small atyd shrimps from substratum; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter 1.5 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Food habits_references : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Habitat / home range : found in wide range of habitats: swamp whose water is clear, tannin stained, acidic, soft and deficient in dissolved substances; small creek whose water is clear, colorless, with a neutral pH, moderate hardness and deficient in dissolved substances .
  • Life span : 5 years in aquarium (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Reproduction : laying egg on aquatic plants and roots (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Reproduction_references : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Size : 58,8 SL .
  • Types :
    • Pachypanchax arnoulti Loiselle, 2006: 34-40, fig. 17-19. Type locality: Swamp draining into tributary stream of Ikopa River, flowing parallel to RN-4 at Antanimbray village, 17°10'79"S-46°50'97"E, Betsiboka River drainage, Madagascar. Holotype: AMNH 235862. Paratypes: AMNH 229575 (5), 229576 (7); MNHN 1928-0297 (5), 1963-0173 (7).