Blue Lyretail

Fundulopanchax gardneri

Also known as: Clown Killi, Clown Killifish, Gardneri Killifish, Gardneri Panchax Killifish, Gardner's Killi, Gold Killi, Gold Killifish, Golden Gardneri Killi, Lyretail Killi, Nigerian Killi, Steel-blue Aphyosemion, Steel-blue Killifish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Clown Killi
Clown Killifish
Gardneri Killifish
Gardneri Panchax Killifish
Gardner's Killi
Gold Killi
Gold Killifish
Golden Gardneri Killi
Lyretail Killi
Nigerian Killi
Steel-blue Aphyosemion
Steel-blue Killifish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2020

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Blue Lyretail adult, photographed at idk, Angola — @welkerville · idk, Angola · October 20191 / 1

Overview

Found in schools, over brooks, pools, streams, and swamps, in forested and highland savanna, and rainforest areas.
Africa - Cross River, Lower Beno

A freshwater fish one of the most popular in the aquarium trade as they are easy to keep in various temperatures of water, are prolific live bearers as well as being very varied with their colourful and patterned tails.

How to identify

COLOURS

Pattern: lines spots
Behaviour: schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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LIVES IN

freshwater

Found in schools, over brooks, pools, streams, and swamps, in forested and highland savanna, and rainforest areas.

Adult photos 1

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Taxonomy

kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
classTeleostei
orderCyprinodontiformes
familyNothobranchiidae
genusFundulopanchax
speciesFundulopanchax gardneri (Boulenger, 1911)

SourcesWoRMS FishBase

Blue Lyretail

Overview

How to identify

Habitat & where to find it

Adult photos 1

Discussion

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Taxonomy

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