Aphyosemion polli Radda & Pürzl 1987
A.polli Z82 / 26 Photo courtesy of Jacques Laird
| Meaning of Name |
After Prof. Dr. Max Poll, Belgian Ichthyologist. |
| First Description |
Radda A.C & E. Pürzl 1987. Color Atlas of Cyprinodonts of the Rain Forest of Tropical Africa. Otto Hofmann Ed., Wien: 9, 124 fig. |
| Size |
5 cm. |
| Meristics |
D = 9, A= 15, D/A = +7-10, ll = 30. |
| Karyotype |
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| Sub-Genus |
Aphyosemion |
| Group |
elegans |
| Synonyms |
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Populations
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| Type Locality |
Kinshasa International Airport, Zaire. 5km north of N'djili. |
| Distribution |
Restricted to the area of Kinshasa, Zaire. |
| Habitat |
Slow to still water over a base of leaves & bottom debris. Water temperature 22-32°C. Sympatric sp. Ep.spilargyreius. Natural food source ants & insects. |
| Distinguishing Characteristics | Can be very
difficult to distinguish from A.decorsei.
Both sp. are seperated geographically. A.polli has few spots on body & unpaired fins. Red outer margins to dorsal & top/bottom of caudal fin. |
| Colour/Pattern Variability | Low. |
| History |
Discovered in an aquarium trade import. Types - Ed Pürzl 1982. A commercial import came in in 2004 which was distributed as A.sp.aff.polli CI 2004. |
| Breeding Notes |
Spawns in soft / acid water similar to other members of the elegans group. |
| Diameter of Egg | 1·2mm. Huber in Killi-Data refered to them as 'streaked'. |
| Remarks |
Some authors question the validity & origins of this sp. Was it accidentally transplanted or is it naturally occurring? More work is needed. In the meantime I have put a page on the site for this sp. http://www.exotics.net/dkg/steckbriefe/aphyosemion/pol/aphyosemion_polli.pdf |