Brown Congo Tetra
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The brown Congo tetra ( Phenacogrammus deheyni , syn .: Hemigrammalestes interruptus ) is a freshwater fish from the African tetra family (Alestidae). He lives in the central Congo Basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The type locality is at Lisala .
description
The brown Congo tetra reaches a maximum body length of up to 10 centimeters and is brownish in color, with a dark longitudinal band on the back of the body. The sideline is incomplete. The sexually mature males differ from the females by a more colorful appearance and the elongated central caudal fin rays.
- Fin formula : dorsal : ii / 8, anal ii – iii / 16–19.
- Scale formula : 4.5 / 28–30, SL 6–7.
Way of life
The brown Congo tetra is a schooling fish . He lives bentho pelagic at an average water temperature of 24 to 27 ° Celsius and subdued lighting conditions. It feeds on all kinds of microorganisms, preferably insects.
Aquaristics
The brown Congo tetra has so far only appeared extremely rarely in the aquarium trade. In principle, however, it is suitable for keeping in an aquarium in association with peace-loving bottom fish.
literature
- Hans A. Baensch and Rüdiger Riehl : Aquarien Atlas, Volume 4: New imports and rare fish , Mergus Verlag, Melle 1995, ISBN 3-88244-038-4 , p. 40 f.
- Max Poll : Descriptions de Mormyridae et de Characidae nouveaux du Congo belge avec une étude du genre Stomatorhinus et des genres de Characidae nains africains (PDF; 3.6 MB). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 1940, Volume 39, No. 1, Pages 54-56. ( Initial description )
Web links
- Brown Congo Tetra on Fishbase.org (English)
- Phenacogrammus deheyni inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Moelants, T., 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Hans A. Baensch and Rüdiger Riehl: Aquarien Atlas, Volume 4: New imports and rare fish , Mergus Verlag, Melle 1995, ISBN 3-88244-038-4 , p. 40
- ↑ a b c d Brown Congo Tetra on Fishbase.org (English)
- ↑ a b c d e Poll (1940), page 55.
- ↑ Poll (1940), page 54.
Remarks
- ↑ ie in the open water area close to the ground