Pachypanchax playfairii (Günther, 1866) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : easy to maintain in aquarium .
  • Chromosomes : Klinkhardt et al., 1995 | Vasil'ev, 1980 .
  • Common names : Gourzon / Gouzon (Creole, French: Seychelles), Rødprikket panchax (Danish), Golden panchax / Playfair's panchax (English), Käpykala / Käpykilli (Finnish), Panchax de Playfair (French), Tüpfelhechtling (German), Szczupienczyk playfaira (Polish), Pricktandkarp (Swedish) .
  • Current distribution known : Seychelles islands, Mahé, Praslin and Silhouette. An introduced population is present in ponds of the Marahubi palace, Zanzibar .
  • Ecology : Furness et al., 2015a | Hartig-Beecken, 1980 b | not a seasonal killifish | Seegers, 1980 b .
  • Embryology / ontogeny : Furness et al., 2015a .
  • Food habits : feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and fish .
  • Genetics : Scheel, 1968 a .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs in small fresh and brackish water streams. Also inhabits ponds | small fresh and brackish water streams .
  • Life span : 5 years in aquarium (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) | Furness et al., 2015a .
  • Phylogeny : Furness et al., 2015a .
  • Reproduction : laying egg on aquatic plants and roots; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter 1.5 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) | lays 50-200 eggs .
  • Reproduction_references : Linke, 1970 | Rachow, 1925 | Siegal., 1963 | Van den Nieuwenhuizen, 1969 .
  • Size : 100 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Haplochilus playfairii Günther, 1866 a: 314. Type locality: "Seychelles" (4,667 S-55,467 E). Syntypes BMNH n° 1864 11.15: 91-93 (2), BMNH n° 1866.1.19: 63-67 (5), BMNH n° 1866.1.19: 70-73 (4), BMNH n° 1865.3.18: 100-101, BMNH n° 1867.8.16: 24-25 and MSNG n° 9297.