Epiplatys chevalieri (Pellegrin, 1904) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : very difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Colour pattern : Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2003b .
  • Common names : Punajuovavaanija / Punavaanijakala (Finnish), Chevaliers Hechtling / Zierhechtling (German) .
  • Current distribution known : known from Pool Malebo (Stanley Pool) and from the Central Congo basin .
  • Ecology : Matthes, 1964 b | not a seasonal killifish .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Genetics : Scheel, 1974 h .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in small rivers, creeks and swamps in the rainforest and forested savannah .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Poernomo, 1967 .
  • Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Reproduction_references : Van den Nieuwenhuizen, 1961 b .
  • Scales : Scheel, 1968 a .
  • Size : 60 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Haplochilus chevalieri Pellegrin, 1904 c: 222. Type locality: "Brazzaville". Syntypes MNHN n° 1904-62 (3).
    • Haplochilus nigricans Boulenger, 1913 e: 160. Type locality: "Dungu, dans le district du Haut Uelé" (Uele river in northern Zaïre). Syntypes BMNH n° 1912.12.6: 15.