Hylopanchax stictopleuron (Fowler 1949)

Makokou, Gabon. Photo: Courtesy of Ed Pürzl

Meaning of Name

 
First Description

 
Size

 
Meristics

 
Karyotype

 
Sub-Genus

 
Group

 
Synonyms
  • Procatopus stictopleuron
  • Procatopus silvestris
  • Micropanchax stictopleuron
  • Micropanchax silvestris
  • Hypsopanchax stictopleuron
  • Hylopanchax silvestris (Poll & Lambert 1958)
Populations
  • Equateur
  • Makokou
  • Oka
  
Type Locality

 
Distribution

 
Habitat

See A.georgiae for collection data by Roland Numerich in February 1987. Collected in a stream with a depth of 20-50 cm with a base of sand or fine fragments of iron. The fish was found singly or in small groups of 5-6. Roland reported that he never found the sp. in large shoals. No material collected made it back to captivity. They were found to be very sensitive to standing water which would make their fins clamp up & their body turn white.
Distinguishing Characteristics  
Colour/Pattern Variability  
History

Collected by Carpenter in 1948 from Oka in the Oubanghi drainage. Described by Fowler in 1949.
Collected by Roland Numerich in February 1987 but no material was returned to Germany live.
Breeding Notes

 
Diameter of Egg  
Remarks