Scriptaphyosemion schmitti (Romand 1979)
Photo
courtesy of Tony Terceira.
Meaning of Name |
After G.Schmitt, a French killie keeper & collector. | |||
First Description |
Romand R. 1979. Vorläufige Beschreibung von Roloffia schmitti spec.nov., eine Killifisch aus Liberia. Die Aquarien und Terrarien Zeitschrift (DATZ) 32 (9): p 299-300, figures. | |||
Size |
4.5 cm | |||
Meristics |
D = 11-13, A = 17-18, D/A = +5-6, ll = 26-28 (Romand 1979) | |||
Karyotype |
n = 21, A = 30 (Scheel 1981) | |||
Sub-Genus |
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Group |
liberiense | |||
Synonyms |
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Populations
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Type Locality |
Near Tchien, Liberia. | |||
Distribution |
An area between the Cavally & Sese-Nipoue Rivers of eastern Liberia. | |||
Habitat |
Small rainforest brooks & streams. | |||
Distinguishing Characteristics |
A more elongated species than the related S.liberiense. The caudal fin appears larger & more splayed out with extensions top & bottom. Females are said to differ from Script.liberiense by lacking a dark spot on the caudal peduncle. | |||
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History |
Collected by Romand & M.Schmitt in 1977 near Tchien, Eastern Liberia. | |||
Breeding Notes |
Anthony
Pinto in BKA Newsletter No.270 (February 1988) gives the following breeding notes: | |||
Diameter of Egg | Less than 1 mm. | |||
Remarks |
This may be a subspecies of S.liberiense as aquarists in Holland have crossed the two species over several generations & produced viable offspring. |