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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.
More on author: Boulenger.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 12; não migratória. Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: swampy zones of the Niger Delta and Warri in Nigeria, from Ouémé River in Benin (Ref. 7372) and Ghana (Ref. 11235).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3788); common length : 6.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 31267)
Occurs in swamps, pools and swampy parts of brooks and small streams in the humid coastal rainforest. Bottom spawner, 2 months incubation. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
In captivity with not enough hiding places the male can kill females, who aren't ready to spawn (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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse; Aquário: Espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (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 (2.93 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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