Scheel's lampeye
Poropanchax scheeli
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A lampeye from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.
- Scientific name
- Poropanchax scheeli
- Family
- Procatopodidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Procatopodidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus, Aplocheilichthys macrophthalmus scheeli, Aplocheilichthys scheeli, Micropanchax scheeli
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.2
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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