Family: |
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines) |
Max. size: |
9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 5.80000019073486 - 7.19999980926514, non-migratory |
Distribution: |
Africa: Sanaga, Nyong, Ntem, Ivindo, Lobo, Dja, Sangha, Doumé, Boumba, lower Ubangi and middle Congo River basin in Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47774). |
Diagnosis: |
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Biology: |
Restricted to the inland plateau (Ref. 47774) where it inhabits raffia swamps and swampy parts of shallow brooks under forest cover (Ref. 3788, 47774). Bottom spawner, 2 months incubation (Ref. 27139). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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