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Schiøtz' lampeye

Rhexipanchax schiotzi

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

Scientific name
Rhexipanchax schiotzi
Family
Procatopodidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Procatopodidae
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Synonyms
Aplocheilichthys macrurus, Aplocheilichthys monikae, Aplocheilichthys schioetzi, Aplocheilichthys schiötzi, Aplocheilichthys terofali, Haplochilus macrurus, Micropanchax monikae, Micropanchax schioetzi, Micropanchax terofali, Procatopus schioetzi, Rhexipanchax schioetzi

Origin

Native region
África

Water

Temperature
24–28 °C
pH
6.5–7.2

Size and lifespan

Adult size
4 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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