Pachypanchax sparksorum Loiselle, 2006 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Current distribution known : only collected from streams flowing into the Ankofia River and from its principal tributary, the Anjingo Madagascar .
  • Food habits / trophic level : ants and other insects (stranding); also, equally, larvae of insects and small atyd shrimps from substratum (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) | feeds on small shrimps and terrestrial and aquatic insects .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Habitat / home range : inhabits shallow areas of rivers where it seeks shelter along the banks or among rocks .
  • Life span : 5 years in aquarium (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Reproduction : laying egg on aquatic plants and roots; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter 1.5 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Reproduction_references : Loiselle, 2006 .
  • Size : 55,3 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Pachypanchax sparksorum Loiselle, 2006: 30-34, fig. 15-16. Type locality: Bentainkilotra Creek (14°52'20"S-48°14'52"E), Ankofia River drainage, Madagascar. Holotype: AMNH 235770. Paratypes: AMNH 235771 (9); UMMZ 240104 (8), 240415 (5).