Aplocheilichthys johnstoni

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• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Typically found in a lake at a mean distance from sea level of 847 meters (2,779 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Ecology: This species inhabits a wide range of habitats , including swamps , lagoons , flowing streams , and the fringes of the main river including the section of the Upper Zambezi just above Victoria Falls . During the flood season juveniles are abundant in floodplain habitats such as road culverts (Tweddle et al. 2004). Usually found in small shoals near the surface feeding on small invertebrates such as mosquito larvae and daphnia . A serial spawner laying eggs that attach to vegetation (Skelton 2001). Its eggs hatch after 15-20 days and individuals of this species mature within 6 months.[2].

List of Habitats:

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.2     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks   
  
•     5.4     Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps, Fens , Peatlands   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
  
•     5.6     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
  
•     5.7     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)   
  
•     5.8     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)   
  
•     5.13     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas   
  
•     15     Artificial/Aquatic & Marine   
  
•     15.1     Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)   
  
•     15.2     Artificial/Aquatic - Ponds (below 8ha)   
  
•     15.7     Artificial/Aquatic - Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels )   
  
•     15.8     Artificial/Aquatic - Seasonally Flooded Agricultural Land   
  
•     15.9     Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Aplocheilichthys johnstonii • Haplochilichthys kongoranensis Ahl • Haplochilus carlislei • Haplochilus johnstoni • Micropanchax johnstoni • Micropanchax kongoranensis (Ahl

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Year from Eschmeyer[3]. Valid genus is Micropanchax according to Ghedotti 2000[4].

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 18-May-1994

Taxonomic studies are needed on this species. Specimens from the Mwekera tributary of the Kafue may represent a different species with more lateral line scales (Tweddle et al. 2004). (Ref. 254864).

Similar Species

Members of the genus Aplocheilichthys

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 42 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. antinorii (Black Lampeye) · A. brichardi (Brichard's Lampeye) · A. bukobanus (Bukoba Lampeye) · A. cameronensis (Cameroon Lampeye) · A. camerunensis (Cameroon Lampeye) · A. carlislei (Hummingbird Lampeye) · A. centralis (Central East African Lampeye) · A. fuelleborni (Fuelleborns´s Lampeye) · A. hutereaui (Hutereau´s Lampeye) · A. jeanneli (Omo Lampeye) · A. johnstoni (Johnston's Topminnow) · A. katangae (Lulua River Lamprey) · A. kongoranensis (Lambert's Lampeye) · A. lacustris (Kibiti Lampeye) · A. loati (Nile Killifish) · A. lualabaensis (Lualaba Lampeye) · A. luluae (Lulua River Lampeye) · A. luxophthalmus hannerzi (Hannerz' Lampeye) · A. luxophthalmus luxophthalmus (Hannerz' Lampeye) · A. macrophthalmus macrophthalmus (Lampeye Panchax) · A. macrophthalmus scheeli (Scheel's Lampeye) · A. macrurus (Big Tailed Lampeye) · A. maculatus (Spotted Lampeye) · A. maculatus lacustris (Kibiti Lampeye) · A. maculatus maculatus (Spotted Lampeye) · A. matthesi (Matthes' Lampeye) · A. moeruensis (Mweru Lampeye) · A. myaposae (Natal Topminnow) · A. myersi (Hummingbird Lampeye) · A. nigrolateralis (Mt. Nimba Lampeye) · A. normani (Norman´s Lampeye) · A. omoculatus (Ruaha Lampeye) · A. pfaffi (Pfaff's Lampeye) · A. pumilus (Tanganyika Lampeye) · A. rancureli (Rancurel's Lampeye) · A. rudolfianus (Lake Rudolf Lampeye) · A. schalleri (Schiötz' Lampeye) · A. spilauchen (Banded Lampeye) · A. spilauchena (Banded Lampeye) · A. sp. nov. 'Rovuma' (Rovuma Topminnow) · A. usanguensis (Usangu Lampeye) · A. vitschumbaensis (Bitschumbi Lampeye)

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Further Reading

• IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).
• Pan-Africa freshwater assessment references. Currently, full citations for references used in the Pan-Africa biodiversity assessments are unavailable on the Red List web site. These will be added to the site in 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

Notes

Contributors

• Bills, R., Hanssens, M., Kazembe, J., Marshall, B. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Aplocheilichthys johnstoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3859515
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26976
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14339653
• IUCN ID: 192046
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1922371

Footnotes

1. Standard Deviation = 365.130 based on 56 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
2. Bills, R., Hanssens, M., Kazembe, J., Marshall, B. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Aplocheilichthys johnstoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
3. Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (2004). Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of January 2004. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in January 2004. [back]
4. "Blepharipappus scaber". in Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 258, 259. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]

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