Fundulopanchax Index
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Fundulopanchax avichang F.Malumbres & R.Castelo 2001

Fp.avichang GEML 00 / 16 Nguba II.
Photo courtesy of José L Fabião (Filipe Torres).

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First Description

Malumbres F.& Castelo R. 2001

Description of a new Species belonging to the Genus Fundulopanchax MYERS,1924(Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheilidae), of the continental Ichthyofauna of Ecuatorial Guinea.

La Ictiofauna continental de Guinea Ecuatorial. Graellsia , 57 (2):
175-180, 2 figs., 2 tables.

Holotype: One male with the number MNCN (1) 219.341 with a standard length of 25.52 mm. Seasonal pool located inside the hydrographic basin of the Ecucu River, Nguba II (Bata, Ecuatorial Guinea). N 1º 45,651'E 9º 49,443'N. 42 meters of altitude.
Paratypes: Eight males: MNCN 219.225, 219.226, 219.228, 219.234, 219.235, 219.237, 219.238, 219.240. Eight females: MNCN 219.227, 219.229, 219.230, 219.231, 219.232, 219.233, 219.236, 219.239. Seasonal pool located inside the hydrographic basin of the Ecucu River, Nguba II (Bata, Ecuatorial Guinea). N 1º 45,651'E 9º 49,443'N. 42 meters of altitude.
Article by F.Malumbres on the SEK online page http://es.geocities.com/killis2002/articulos/fundulopanchaxavichang.htm

Size

40 mm. Tank housed specimens have been reported at 6 cm for a male & 5 cm for a female.

Meristics

ll = 29-31.

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Populations

  • GEML 00 / 16 Nguba II.
GEMLB 02 / 1 is the same location as GEML 00/16 but was fished 14 months after the 2000 trip. The biotope was dry & no Fp.avichang were found. Water was found on the other side of the road but this was muddy & again no Fp.avichang were found.
Type Locality

Nguba II (Bata).

Distribution

Probably restricted to the coastal area of Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

Habitat

Small temporary pools of the River Ecucu drainage.

Distinguishing Characteristics Apart from the obvious colouration their are certain differences. The caudal fin has no filaments. This fin is also romboidal with a tip. The dorsal fin has no red line. The anal fin is yellow/orange without ray filaments or points. Size is also a distinguishing characteristic as they only grow to 40mm.
Colour/Pattern Variability Probably low.
History

17 specimens were collected at Ngabu II on the GEML 2000 collecting trip. Some were placed in Ethonol 70% & placed in Madrid's Natural Science National History Museum of Ichthyology (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid).
Some specimens were returned alive for captive breeding.
Collected by Francisco Javier Malumbres Viscarret and Francisco Garcia Lora.

Breeding Notes

Preliminary reports suggest this sp. to be non productive, laying few eggs in peat. They were reported not to lay in Java moss.
According to Malumbres (one of the original collectors) the incubation period can be as long as 6 months although it is usually 4-6 weeks at 25° C.

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