Aphyosemion australe
| Aphyosemion australe | |
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| Golden variety of Aphyosemion australe Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Aplocheilidae |
| Genus: | Aphyosemion |
| Species: | A. australe |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphyosemion australe (Rachow, 1921) | |
Aphyosemion australe (Cape Lopez lyretail, lyretail panchax) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Aplocheilidae. It is found around Cape Lopez and in surrounding areas in Gabon.[1]
Appearance
A. australe comes in a wide range of colours. The most common are chocolate, gold, and orange. Males can reach a length of around 6 cm, with females being slightly smaller. The caudal fin is lyre-shaped, which is characteristic of the genus. The females also are less colourful; their body colouration is brownish tan, and they have rounder fins.[2]
In the aquarium
The Cape Lopez lyretail is one of the most popular and commonly available species of killifish. Spawns readily in the aquarium in nearly any water, spawning in fine-leafed water plants, such as aquatic moss. The fry emerge after 14 days at a preferred temperature of 26 °C (79 °F). They adapt well to any variety of commercially prepared foods, flake or frozen livefoods but like all killifish do better with living foods cultured or caught from clean sources.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Aphyosemion australe" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Puddlefish. "Care And Breeding Of Aphyosemion Australe". Retrieved 2018-02-21.