Epiplatys maeseni (Poll, 1941) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : very difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Colour pattern : Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2003b .
  • Common names : Paahdeviiripyrstö (Finnish), Maeseni-Prachtkärpfling (German) .
  • Current distribution known : Middle Sassandra drainage system in western Côte d'Ivoire. Upper St. Paul, upper St. John and upper Cess river drainages in northern Liberia and upper St. Paul, upper St. John and upper Milo river drainages in eastern Guinea .
  • Ecology : not a seasonal killifish .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects .
  • Habitat / home range : brooks, pools and small streams in the forested savanna .
  • Reproduction : laying adhesive egg on aquatic plants and roots; 2 weeks incubation .
  • Reproduction_references : Etzel, 1975 a .
  • Size : 60 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Aphyosemion maeseni Poll, 1941 b: 141, fig. 5. Type locality: "Confluent de la petite rivière Masei et de la rivière Bon de Boan qui est un affluent du fleuve Nuon (frontière Liberia-Côte d" Ivoire)". Holotype MRAC n° 66.392.