Nile killifish
Micropanchax loati
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A lampeye from the Nile and Lake Victoria basins, from small water bodies, shallow weedy areas, swamps, ditches and brooks. It is not annual.
- Scientific name
- Micropanchax loati
- Family
- Procatopodidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Procatopodidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilichthys loati, Aplocheilichthys schoelleri, Haplochilichthys loati, Haplochilichthys schoelleri, Haplochilus atripinna, Haplochilus loati, Haplochilus schoelleri, Micropanchax schoelleri
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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