Epiplatys mesogramma Huber, 1980 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Aquariology : difficult to maintain in aquarium .
  • Common names : Laikkuvaanija (Finnish) .
  • Current distribution known : Ubangi river drainage, southwestern Central African Republic .
  • Ecology : not a seasonal killifish .
  • Food habits / trophic level : ants and other insects (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Habitat / home range : occurs between border vegetation in streams, brooks and small rivers under gallery forest cover .
  • Reproduction : near-to-surface spawner; 2 weeks incubation; eggs diameter: 1.7 mm (Huber, Killi-Data online: www.killi-data.org) .
  • Size : 60 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Epiplatys mesogramma Huber, 1980 c: 6, fig. 9, map. Type locality: "Marigot coupant une bretelle partant de Pisa pour rejoindre la route Mbaiki-Mongoumba, République Centrafricaine", south of Bangui (3.917N_18.167E), Central African Republic. Holotype MNHN n° 1979-668; paratype MNHN n° 1979-669.