Scheeli Killifish
Fundulopanchax scheeli
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A killifish from Nigeria and Cameroon, from small streams in coastal rainforest. It is critically endangered.
- Scientific name
- Fundulopanchax scheeli
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nothobranchiidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aphyosemion akamkpaense, Aphyosemion burundi, Aphyosemion oeseri, Aphyosemion scheeli, Aphyosemion scheeli akamkpaense
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 28 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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