Aphyosemion hanneloreae hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985

Wild male collected at Malinga, Gabon.
Photo courtesy of Ed Pürzl.

Meaning of Name

After Hannelore Pürzl, the wife of Eduard Pürzl.

First Description

Radda A.C. & Pürzl E 1985.

Zwei Formen der Gattung Aphyosemion aus Süd-Gabun.

Aquaria 32: 157-160, 3 figures.

Size

4 cm (Radda & Pürzl 1987)

Meristics

D = 11-12, A = 14-15, D/A = +5-6, ll = 30-31(+5) (Radda & Pürzl 1985)

Karyotype

 

Sub-Genus

Aphyosemion

Group

hofmanni

Synonyms

None

Populations
  • Malinga (southern Gabon) GHP 85 / 11
  • GJS 00 / 14

GJS 00 / 14 male
Photo courtesy of Vasco Gomes

GJS 00 / 14 female
Photo courtesy of Vasco Gomes

Malinga. Wild fish.
Photo courtesy of Ed Pürzl

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl

 

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl
Type Locality

Malinga, in the Ngounié province, southern Gabon. This area is close to the border with Congo. GHP 85 / 11.

Distribution

The central area of the Du Chaillu mountains of southern Gabon. They may in future collections be found in Congo.

Habitat

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl

GJS 00 / 14
Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl

  

GJS 00/14. Photo courtesy of Mogens Juhl.

Given as small rivulets in rainforest swamps. The type locality was described as being a marshy area belonging to the Nyanga River drainage at an elevation of 400 metres above sea level.

Mogens Juhl sent me an E-mail stating that he collected this sp. in abundance at GJS 00/14 - Malinga. Water temperature was 21·1 C, pH 5·9 and conductivity 1 microseimens. This location had a depth of only 2 cm. Also found were many small barbs and a new (?) Ctenopoma from the Ct.nanum-complex.

Distinguishing CharacteristicsDorsal & anal fins show wide marginal (yellow) & submarginal (red) bands.
Colour/Pattern VariabilityProbably low.
History

Discovered by Ed Pürzl & Otto Hofmann in June 1985 close to Malinga in the centre of the Du Chaillu Massif. This collection code was GHP 85 / 11.

Breeding Notes

No information available but probably similar to A.louessense.

Diameter of Egg 
Remarks

In the early 1980's I kept A.louessense Malinga which were originally imported as JH 212 (a Huber collection) which were fairly easy to breed. Reports suggest A.hannelorae may be difficult.