Brycinus longipinnis

Langflossensalmler ( Brycinus longipinnis )

The Langflossensalmler ( Brycinus longipinnis, (Lat. " longipinnis " - with long fins) ) is a freshwater fish of the Congo to occur in flowing waters of the rain forest in tropical Africa from Liberia.

Features

Male Langflossensalmler be 12 to 13 cm long, females stay smaller. The base color of the fish is olive green to olive green with a silvery sheen. The lower part of the tail fin stem is decorated with a broad black longitudinal band, which narrows continues to the middle of the caudal fin rays. Above this is a golden shimmering zone. The upper part of the iris lights red. Males have an extended dorsal and anal fin. In the female, the anal fin is concave in the male with a straight edge. The fins color is gray, with juveniles yellowish to reddish.

• Fins formula: Dorsal 2/8, Anal 3/18-20.
• Dandruff formula: MLR 24-30.

Way of life

Langflossensalmler are schooling fish and will stay in the upper areas of their home waters. They inhabit both large rivers and small streams and are the only Brycinus art that colonized smaller watercourses. They feed on insects, other invertebrates and plant material. The food is not only absorbed by the water surface and from the open water, the water bottom. The fish are very productive. A female lays up to 2800 per spawning relatively hard-shelled eggs are not sticking. They have a diameter of 2.2 to 2.6 mm. The fry hatch at a water temperature of 26 - 28 ° C after 6-7 days. A brood care does not take place.