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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Etymology: Fundulopanchax: Latin, fundus = bottom; a peculiar name for a topminnow, coined for a bottom species of Atlantic coast being "the abode of the fundulus mudfish" + Greek, soma = body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; dH range: ? - 10; غير مهاجرة. Tropical; 21°C - 23°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27139)
Occurs in swamps and swampy parts of shallow brooks in the coastal rainforest (Ref. 3788). Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Bottom spawner, 1.5 month incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
1 male spawns with several females (Ref. 1672).
Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
استخدامات بشرية
مصائد: غير ذات اهمية; حوض مائي: تجاري
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مصادر علي الأنترنت
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00250 - 0.01453), b=3.13 (2.92 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
مستوى غذائي (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.43 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).