Pronothobranchius kiyawensis (Ahl, 1928) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Chromosomes : Krysanov & Demidova, 2018 .
  • Colour pattern : Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2003b .
  • Common names : Riviviuhkapyrstö (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : Lake Chad drainage basin in Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic .
  • Ecology : Fröhlich, 1981 b | Loiselle & Blair, 1971 | Odijk, 1983 .
  • Food habits : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Genetics : Scheel, 1975 d .
  • Habitat / home range : temporary pools and swamps in the Sudan and Sahel savanna .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Valdesalici, 2013 .
  • 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); 1.5 months incubation; eggs diameter: 2.0 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Reproduction_references : Bech & Breitfeld, 1973 | Kessel, 1976 a | Odijk, 1983 | Roloff, 1974 | Wildekamp, 1983 .
  • Size : 65 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Nothobranchius kiyawensis Ahl, 1928 a: 601. Type locality: "Kiyawe river, close to Katagum, Nigeria" (12°17'N-10°21'E). Syntypes BMNH n° 1928.11.15: 1-2.