Epiplatys coccinatus Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1982 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Common names : Purppuravaanija (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : only known from the type locality, south of Wadalna near Belefuanai, at the road from Gbaruka to Zorzor, Central Liberia .
  • Ecology : not a seasonal killifish .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in small forest brooks with brown water .
  • Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter: 1.0 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Size : 90 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Epiplatys coccinatus Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1982 b: 251, fig. Type locality: "Drei Kilometer südlich Wadalna bei Belefuanai an der Strasse von Gbaruka nach Zorzor in Zentral-Liberia" (approximately 09°27'W-07°13'N). Holotype SMF n° 16-355; paratypes SMF n° 16-356.