Epiplatys neumanni Berkenkamp, 1993 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : very difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Colour pattern : van der Zee et al., 2007b .
  • Common names : Neumanns Hechtling (German) .
  • Current distribution known : upper Dja (middle Congo River basin), Ntem, Ivindo and some northern tributaries of the middle Ogowe River, in Gabon, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon .
  • Ecology : not a seasonal killifish .
  • Food habits / trophic level : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits creeks and other small bodies of water under rainforest cover .
  • Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter: 1.7 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Size : 60 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Epiplatys neumanni Berkenkamp, 1993: 6, fig. 3-4. Type locality: 17 kilometers northeast of Makokou, village of Latta, Ivindo basin, northern Gabon (0°37'N-13°00'E). Holotype: SMF 18449; paratypes: SMF 18450-18455.