Blue gularis
Fundulopanchax sjostedti
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The blue gularis is a killifish from Nigeria and Cameroon, one of the largest of the group: males reach 12 to 14 centimetres. The male is larger and far more colourful.
- Scientific name
- Fundulopanchax sjostedti
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphyosemion caeruleum, Aphyosemion coeruleum, Aphyosemion sjoestedti, Aphyosemion sjostedti, Aphyosemion zimmeri, Fundulopanchax caeruleus, Fundulopanchax sjoestedti, Fundulopanchax zimmeri, Fundulus caeruleus, Fundulus gularis caerulea, Fundulus sjostedti, Fundulus zimmeri
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–19 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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