Hypsopanchax
modestus
(Pappenheim, 1914)
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Family:
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Poeciliidae
(Poeciliids), subfamily: Procatopodinae
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Order:
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Cyprinodontiformes
(rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Ruwenzori lampeye |
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Max. size:
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6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31267) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 – 7.2
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Climate: |
tropical; 18 – 24°C |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
saved form ccfishery.net
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Africa: Shore regions of lake Edward and inflowing rivers, Semliki river above Semliki falls and the upper Ituri river system at its closest point to the Semliki river, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda.
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Biology: |
Occurs in the shore regions of lakes and inflowing rivers. Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
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Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD) (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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