Procatopus websteri J.H.Huber 2007

 

Meaning of Name

First Description

Size

Holotype 40·9 mm Total length. Aquarium maintained adult male.

Meristics

D = 9, A = 12, D/A = 0, ll = 25-28.

Karyotype

Sub-Genus

Group

Synonyms
Populations
Type Locality

Akaka Camp, Western Gabon.

Distribution

Habitat

Collected in front of the lodge at Akaka. This was less than 10 metres wide & less than 1 metre deep in the dry season. Water temperature 80°F, pH just over 6. Sympatric species included Aplocheilichthys spilauchen.

Distinguishing Characteristics
Colour/Pattern Variability
History

Collected by Kent Webster on the night of 26th December 2004. Most of the collection died but 1 male & 2 females got to the USA alive.

Breeding Notes

Diameter of Egg
Remarks

The original collector reported that when the single male died one of the females turned into a male.

References

http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/articles/aquarium-science-new-species-description-procatopus-websteri.htm