Large finned lampeye
Procatopus nototaenia
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A lampeye from southwestern Cameroon, from shaded forest streams with clear, flowing water. It is not an annual killifish.
- Scientific name
- Procatopus nototaenia
- Family
- Procatopodidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Procatopodidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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