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Mt. Nimba lampeye

Rhexipanchax nimbaensis

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A lampeye from Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia, vulnerable.

Scientific name
Rhexipanchax nimbaensis
Family
Procatopodidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Procatopodidae
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Synonyms
Aplocheilichthys macrurus, Aplocheilichthys nimbaensis, Haplocheilichthys nimbaensis, Haplochilichthys nimbaensis, Micropanchax nimbaensis, Procatopus nimbaensis

Origin

Native region
África

Water

Temperature
21–24 °C
pH
6.5–7.2

Size and lifespan

Adult size
4.5 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Vulnerable (VU)

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