Fundulopanchax gardneri (Boulenger, 1911)
Blue lyretail
photo by Zabawski, A.

Family:  Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines)
Max. size:  6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6 - 7.2; dH range: 5 - 8, non-migratory
Distribution:  Africa: Cross River and the lower part of the Beno.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs in brooks, swamps, polls and streams in the humid forested and highland savanna and rainforest (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish. Bottom spawner, 1 month incubation (Ref. 27139). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 September 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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