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Aplocheilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)

Banded lampeye
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Angola country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Chiloango River (Ref. 2989, 41597, 120641) and Angolan Atlantic coastal rivers, including Bengo River (Ref. 57259) and southwards as far as Cuanza River (Ref. 120641). Also Ref. 27139, 31267.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 2019
National Database:

Common names from other countries

项斑灯鮰, Amerakujule, Ebabo, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Aplocheilichthyinae
Etymology: Aplocheilichthys: Greek, aploe, -es = simplicity + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Duméril.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; pH range: 7.5 - 8.5; dH range: 12 - ?; non-migratory.   Tropical; 24°C - 32°C (Ref. 1672)

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