RCA
91 / 3 taken at the 2001 BKA convention
through a rather scratched plastic
tank.
| Meaning of Name |
After Dr. E.Decorse who originally collected this species with Auguste Chevalier. | |||||||||
| First Description |
Pellegrin J. 1904. Cyprinodontidés nouveaux du Congo et de l'Oubanghi. Bulletin de Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 10 (5), p 223. | |||||||||
| Size |
5 cm | |||||||||
| Meristics |
D = 8-9, A = 13-14, ll =25-28 (Pellegrin 1904)(Scheel examined these preserved fish & found the lateral line scale count to be 28-32 with a mean number of 30). | |||||||||
| Karyotype |
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| Sub-Genus |
Aphyosemion | |||||||||
| Group |
elegans | |||||||||
| Synonyms |
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Populations
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Kapou RCA 91/1. http://home8.swipnet.se/%7Ew-86183/decorsei.htm Alf & Anitas site. | |||||||||
| Type Locality |
Bessou (north of the Oubanghi River)(modern maps do not show this location apart from a Bessou River of southern Central African Republic.). | |||||||||
| Distribution |
The middle Oubanghi River drainage system of southern Central African Republic. Their range is also thought to extend into northern Congo & northern Zaire. The type locality appears to be seperated from the Central Congo drainage by rapids. | |||||||||
| Habitat |
Rainforested areas where they inhabit small streams, brooks & swampy areas. | |||||||||
| Distinguishing Characteristics | ||||||||||
| Colour/Pattern Variability | Low | |||||||||
| History |
Pellegrin based his original description on 5 specimens
collected by Chevalier & Decorse at Bessou (Oubanghi?) which is situated in
the northern area of the Central Congo drainage. He considered them closest to
Aplocheilichthys spilauchen. In 1924 Myers reservedly placed them in Aphyosemion whereas Poll in 1952 put them in Epiplatys. | |||||||||
| Breeding Notes |
Little information available. Thought to be similar to A.christyi. | |||||||||
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