Blue Lyretail

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Blue Lyretail
Fundulopanchax gardneri, adult male
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Aplocheilidae Genus: Fundulopanchax Species: F. gardneri Subspecies: F. g. lacustris F. g. mamfensis F. g. nigerianus
Binomial name
Fundulopanchax gardneri (Boulenger, 1911)
Synonyms
Aphyosemion brucii (Boulenger, 1911) Aphyosemion gardneri (Boulenger, 1911) Fundulus gardneri (Boulenger, 1911) Aphyosemion brucei (Boulenger, 1911) Haplochilus brucii (Boulenger, 1911) Aphyosemion calliurum (non Boulenger, 1911) Aphyosemion calliurum ahli (non Myers, 1933) Aphyosemion gardneri nigerianum (non Clausen, 1933) Aphyosemion nigerianum (non Clausen, 1933) Aphyosemion gardneri obuduense (non Wright & Jeremy, 1974) Aphyosemion obuduense (non Wright & Jeremy, 1974) Aphyosemion claudeni Scheel, 1975 Aphyosemion gardneri claudeni Scheel, 1975 Aphyosemion meridionale Kottelat, 1976

Blue Lyretail (Fundulopanchax gardneri), also known as Steel-blue Aphyosemion and Gardner's Killi. It is a species of killifish that inhabits the tributary streams and marshes of the Benue and Cross River basins of Nigeria. It occurs in both savanna and forested regions. Like the Lyretail Panchax (Aphyosemion australe), it has become a popular species in aquariums. Breeding pairs of the Blue Lyretail most often lay their eggs over the bottom, but occasionally also among the roots of free-floating aquatic plants. Pairs stay close for some time, with just a few eggs being produced each day.

[edit] See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species

[edit] References

• Fundulopanchax gardneri (TSN 646985). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• UNEP-WCMC Protected Areas Programme – Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve
• "Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
• "Fundulopanchax gardneri lacustris". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
• "Fundulopanchax gardneri mamfensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
• "Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.