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Pronothobranchius chiroi Valdesalici, 2013 |
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Attributs
- DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
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Current distribution known :
Niger River drainage in Niger and Burkina Faso
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Ecology :
annual killifish
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Food habits :
ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org)
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Habitat / home range :
temporary bodies and stagnant water on darker and dirty substratum (dead leaves, mulm) on clay (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org)
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Morphology / anatomy :
Valdesalici, 2013
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Reproduction :
bottom spawner within substratum, but not diving into (unique behaviour of male during breeding: contact the female abdomen with its hump while swimming and spawning); 6 weeks incubation; eggs diameter: 2.0 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org)
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Size :
44 mm SL
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Types :
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Pronothobranchius chirioi Valdesalici, 2013: 33, fig. 10a-c. Type locality: Burkina Faso, Loagpnolou River, small stream on Mekrou River drainage, Niger River basin, on extreme north of the Atakora mountains in Parc Naturel West, (05°34'N-02°11'03"E). Holotype: MNHN 2013-0695. Paratypes: BMNH 1970.11.6.17-18, MRAC 73.039.P.1609-1610.
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