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Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) >
Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Etymology: Congopanchax: Composed by Congo + Panchax, a word created by Meinken in 1932.
Eponymy: Dr George Sprague Myers (1905–1985), an American ichthyologist, bio-geographer and herpetologist, was Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Stanford, California. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; pH range: 5.8 - 6.5; standvastig. Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468); 4°S - 5°S
Africa: small creeks and rivers flowing into the Congo River near Pool Malebo (=Stanley Pool), shallow and vegetated zones near banks of Pool Malebo and associated islands, in Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 47311).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 27139)
Found in shallow and vegetated zones near the banks of small rivers and creeks (Ref. 47311). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Huber, J.H., 1999. Updates to the phylogeny and systematics of the African lampeye schooling cyprinodonts (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilichthyinae). Cybium 23(1):53-77. (Ref. 30546)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedreigd (EN) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00550 (0.00217 - 0.01392), b=3.07 (2.85 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |