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Revision as of 23:02, 17 June 2019
| Blue lyretail | |
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| Fundulopanchax gardneri, adult male | |
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| Species: | F. gardneri
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| Subspecies: | F. g. lacustris
F. g. mamfensis F. g. nigerianus |
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| Fundulopanchax gardneri (Boulenger, 1911)
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Aphyosemion brucii (Boulenger, 1911) | |
Blue lyretail (Fundulopanchax gardneri),[1] also known as steel-blue aphyosemion and Gardner's killi. It is a species of killifish that inhabits the tributary streams and marshes of the Benue and Cross River basins of Nigeria and Cameroon. It occurs in both savanna and forested regions. Like the lyretail panchax (Aphyosemion australe), it has become a popular species in aquariums. Breeding pairs of the blue lyretail most often lay their eggs over the bottom, but occasionally also among the roots of free-floating aquatic plants. Pairs stay close for some time, with just a few eggs being produced each day. The eggs take around two weeks to hatch.
Subspecies
There are several valid subspecies:
- Blue lyretail – Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri (Boulenger, 1911)[2]
- Ejagham killi – Fundulopanchax gardneri lacustris (Langton, 1974)[3]
- Mamfe killi – Fundulopanchax gardneri mamfensis (Radda, 1974)[4]
- Nigerian killi – Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus (Clausen, 1963)[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Fundulopanchax gardneri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri in FishBase. May 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). Fundulopanchax gardneri lacustris in FishBase. May 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). Fundulopanchax gardneri mamfensis in FishBase. May 2007 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus in FishBase. May 2007 version.
- UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme – Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
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