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look at this SPECIMEN

#killifish #fish #this is the biggest best one I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m tempted.

Banded Panchax or Clown Killi (Epiplatys annulatus), family Nothobranchiidae, order Cyprinodontiformes, found in fresh water habitats in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa

photograph by Michael Jensen

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He is so epic

Also his wife ate my shrimp :(

#aquarium fish #aquarium design #fishblr #killifish

I love this boy he is so pretty<3 just wish he wouldn't chase the girls around as much as he does-_-

#aquarium #planted aquarium #planted tank #killifish #I added some more plants so girls can hide better

Caught one of the most elusive killifish in the world, Mangrove killifish. This is a FASCINATING amphibious species of fish. A few quick facts

-The majority of the population are hermaphrodites, they are the only vertebrate that self fertilizes in this way, this is not the same as parthenogenesis in reptiles etc

- They're amphibious and prefer terrestrial conditions, often opting to sit out of the water similar to mudskippers. Theyll actually spend much more time out of the water than a mudskipper, days at a time as long as conditions are right.

-They do not have overly modified pectoral fins like you'd expect, instead they have a unique stationary leap that they can use with extreme accuracy.

-Despite being widely distributed the entire genus is extremely difficult to find in their habitat. Theyre extremely prized amongst hobbyists and were definitely near the very top of my life list of species that I didn't think I'd ever be able to find.