Aphanius stiassnyae (Getahun & Lazara, 2001) Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Getahun & Lazzara, 2001 .
  • Common names : Lake Afdera killifish (English) .
  • Conservation : it is expected that there will be high human interference in the habitats of this species due to the production of salt in the area. The only source of freshwater is the hot springs, and it is expected that humans and the fishes will compete for this scant freshwater resource .
  • Current distribution known : restricted to Lake Afdera, Ethiopia .
  • Habitat / home range : the species is restricted to a shore habitat in which the freshwater of the hot springs join the salty waters of the lake. Filamentous blue-green algae are abundant along thz shore where fishes were collected .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Getahun & Lazzara, 2001 .
  • Reproduction : laying egg on aquatic plants and roots; 2 weeks incubation (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Size : 76.6 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Lebias stiassnyae Getahun & Lazzara, 2001: 150-152, fig. 1. Type locality: Lake Afdera, 80 m below sea level, southwestern part of lake where one of the hot springs joins the lak, Afar Region, Ethiopia (13°10'N-40°50'E). Holotype AMNH 223755; paratype AMNH 229122.