Aphyosemion hanneloreae hanneloreae Radda & Pürzl 1985
Wild
male collected at Malinga, Gabon.
Photo
courtesy of Ed Pürzl.
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 |
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| Sub-Genus |
Aphyosemion | |||||||||
| Group |
hofmanni | |||||||||
| Synonyms |
None | |||||||||
Populations
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| 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 |
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 Characteristics | Dorsal & anal fins show wide marginal (yellow) & submarginal (red) bands. | |||||||||
| Colour/Pattern Variability | Probably 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. |
GJS 00 / 14