Aphyosemion mandoroense Zee, Walsh, Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg, 2018
A.mandoroense (Holotype
OS9)
Photo courtesy of Jouke van der Zee
Aphyosemion mandoroense Zee, Walsh, Mikembi, Jonker, Alexandre & Sonnenberg, 2018
A.mandoroense (Holotype
OS9)
Photo courtesy of Jouke van der Zee
| Meaning of Name |
From the Mandoro River, south west Congo. |
| First Description |
Zee, J.R. van der, G. Walsh, V.N.B. Mikembi, M.N. Jonker, M.P. Alexandre, R. Sonnenberg. 2018. Three new endemic Aphyosemion species (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae) from the Massif du Chaillu in the upper Louessé River system, Republic of the Congo. Zootaxa, 4369 (1): 80, figs. 12-13. |
| Size |
5 cm, males. |
| Meristics |
D=11·2, A=16·8, D/A=10·6, ll=31·3 |
| Karyotype | |
| Sub-Genus |
Mesoaphyosemion |
| Group | |
| Synonyms | None |
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Populations
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| Type Locality |
Mandoro River, Congo. |
| Distribution |
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| Habitat |
Inhabits clear flowing water over sand. Sympatric species: A.coeleste, A.cryptum. |
| Distinguishing Characteristics | Seperated by similar fish by an absense of red in the un-paired fins. Some specimens may have a feint red bar in the dorsal fin. |
| Colour/Pattern Variability | |
| History |
Collected by G. Walsh, M. Alexandre and V. Boukaka Mikembi, October 18. 2013 |
| Breeding Notes | |
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