Fundulopanchax
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Gardner's magnificent carrot ( Fundulopanchax gardneri ) |
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Fundulopanchax is a genus of freshwater fish from the group of the ornate female in the family Nothobranchiidae . The scientific name refers to the supposed position between the genera Fundulus and Panchax (no longer valid today), a view that is now considered outdated.
Distribution area
The distribution area extends to the coastal plain of West Africa from the Ivory Coast to Equatorial Guinea .
features
Fundulopanchax species have an elongated body and in most cases are extremely colorful. At the height of the tail stalk, they are higher than other species of Prachtkärpflings. Their body length is between 2.5 and 13 cm. The dorsal fin is longer than with aphyosemion and the swim bladder does not extend beyond the first hemal arch . Fundulopanchax species have 16 (with the exception of the subgenus Paludopanchax ) or more scales around the tail fin stalk . Their otoliths show a unique morphology. The dorsal fin is supported by 14 or more fin rays (exception: subgenus Pauciradius ).
Systematics
Fundulopanchax was originally considered a subgenus of Aphyosemion and was raised to the genus rank by Parentin in 1981 and the subgenera Gulariopanchax , Paludopanchax and Paraphyosemion were integrated into Fundulopanchax . The monophyly of the genus has been confirmed by molecular genetic studies.
species
- Subgenus Fundulopanchax - Myers, 1924; Stripe pattern on the sides of the body and stain behind the gill cover.
- Kribi ( Fundulopanchax fallax ) - (Ahl, 1935)
- Magnificent blue carrot ( Fundulopanchax sjostedti ) - (Lönnberg, 1895)
- Subgenus Gulariopanchax ; broad, irregular longitudinal ligament, bilobed caudal fin.
- Fundulopanchax gularis - (Boulenger, 1902)
- Subgenus Paludopanchax - Radda, 1977; smaller than the other subgenera, fewer than 16 scales in a longitudinal row and around the caudal stalk.
- Arnold's magnificent carrot ( Fundulopanchax arnoldi ) - (Boulenger, 1908)
- Fundulopanchax avichang - Malumbres & Castelo, 2001
- Filamentous Karpfling ( Fundulopanchax filamentosus ) - Meinken, 1933
- Robertson's Ornate Parrot ( Fundulopanchax robertsoni ) - (Radda & Scheel, 1974)
- Red-mouthed calf ( Fundulopanchax rubrolabialis ) - (Radda, 1973)
- Subgenus Paraphyosemion - Kottelat, 1976
- Amiet's magnificent carrot ( Fundulopanchax amieti ) - (Radda, 1976)
- Cinnamon carrot ( Fundulopanchax cinnamomeum ) - (Clausen, 1963)
- Gardner's Ornate Parrot ( Fundulopanchax gardneri ) - (Boulenger, 1911)
- Fundulopanchax gresensi - Berkenkamp, 2003
- Fundulopanchax intermittens - (Radda, 1974)
- Glaze splendor ( Fundulopanchax mirabilis ) - (Radda, 1970)
- Fundulopanchax moensis - (Radda, 1970)
- Ndian calf ( Fundulopanchax ndianus ) - (Scheel, 1968)
- Fundulopanchax puerzli - (Radda & Scheel, 1974)
- Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi - (Berkenkamp, 1976)
- Fundulopanchax traudeae - (Radda, 1971)
- Walker's Ornate Parrot ( Fundulopanchax walkeri ) - (Boulenger, 1911)
- Subgenus Pauciradius - Wildekamp & van der Zee, 2005; less than 14 dorsal rays.
- Marbled Ornate Parrot ( Fundulopanchax marmoratus ) - (Radda, 1973)
- Oeser's magnificent carrot ( Fundulopanchax oeseri ) - (Schmidt, 1928)
- Scheel's magnificent carrot ( Fundulopanchax scheeli ) - (Radda, 1970)
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incertae sedis
- Fundulopanchax kamdemi - Akum, Sonnenberg, Van der Zee & Wildekamp, 2007
- Fundulopanchax powelli - Van der Zee & Wildekamp, 1994
literature
- Melanie Stiassny, Guy Teugels & Carl D. Hopkins: The Fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume 2. ISBN 9789074752213 .
- Werner Neumann: Fundulopanchax. In: Claus Schaefer, Torsten Schröer (Hrsg.): The large lexicon of aquaristics. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-7497-9 , pp. 383-386.
Web links
- Fundulopanchax on Fishbase.org (English)