Nimbapanchax melanopterygius Sonnenberg & Busch, 2009
Meaning of Name |
After the Greek melanos meaning black (the margin on the anal fin) & pterygion meaning fin or wing. |
First Description | |
Size |
Holotype - Male 42·9mm (SL). |
Meristics |
Holotype - D=13, A=16, D/A=6, ll=28+3 |
Karyotype | |
Sub-Genus | |
Group | |
Synonyms |
A.aff.maeseni Behple (?) |
Populations
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Type Locality |
GF 06 / 2. A small puddle on the bank of the Cavally River near a natural granitic bridge. |
Distribution |
Currently limited to collection codes GF 06 / 1 & 2, Mount Nimba area. |
Habitat |
Collected in a small puddle on a river bank. The Cavally River flows with a strong current between boulders with a depth up to 1metre. Water temperature in puddle was 24°C. At the 2nd locality they were found in a small, slow flowing creek with a maximum water depth of 60cm & a water temperature of 25°C. Water was stained slightly brown. The creek was covered by small trees with vegetation growing on river banks. |
Distinguishing Characteristics | Can be confused with Nimbapanchax leucopterygius. This species has outer margins of pale blue in unpaired & ventral fins. In N.melanopterygius these margins are deep blue. |
Colour/Pattern Variability | |
History |
The holotype was collected by E.Busch & B.Weise
on 15th May 2006 at GF 06 / 2, Cavally River, southeastern Guinea. A fish was in circulation called A.aff.maeseni Behple (Wildekamp 1993), collected in northeastern Liberia on the road between Tapeta & Juarzon (Etzel 2006). Also called A.sp. from near Behple (Etzel 2006), A.maeseni from Beple (Seegers 1997). These seem to differ from melanopterygius as having more bluish colouration on sides & fins, a black margin in anal fins.(Sonnenberg 2009) |
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