Epiplatys multifasciatus (Boulenger, 1913) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : very difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Colour pattern : van der Zee et al., 2007b .
  • Common names : Kirsikkavaanija / Raitavaanija (Finnish), Boulengers Hechtling / Veilstreifen-Hechtling (German) .
  • Current distribution known : known from throughout the Congo River basin. Also known from the drainage systems of the upper Lékoni-Djouya, from upper Mpassa Rivers, southeastern Gabon and the Boumba river system in southeastern Cameroon .
  • Ecology : Gosse, 1963 | Huber, 1979 a | not a seasonal killifish | Scheel, 1974 h .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Genetics : Aarn & Shepherd, 2001 | Scheel, 1981 b .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits creeks and other small bodies of water under rainforest cover or under gallery forest in savannah areas .
  • Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Size : 70 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Haplochilus boulengeri Pellegrin, 1926 h: 206. Type locality: "Kidada, Mogenda, Tshimbu", central Zaïre. Syntypes MNHN n° 1926-242 and 254 MRAC (5) n° 17.414-17.415, 18.370-18.372.
    • Haplochilus multifasciatus Boulenger, 1913 c: 43. Type locality: "Kondoué, Kasai", southern Zaïre (04°59'S-23°18'E). Syntypes BMNH n° 1913. 5.5: 11-16 (6).