Lualaba lampeye (Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis) fish species and information / pictures of Lualaba lampeye - Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis

Lualaba lampeye (Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis

Common Name
Lualaba lampeye

Biology
Occurs in brooks and quiet, vegetated parts of brooks, rivers and lakes (Ref. 47311). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

Classification

Classified By
Poll, 1938
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family
Poeciliids (Poeciliidae)

Distribution

Region
Africa
Distribution
Africa: upper Lualaba and Mabwe river drainages including the Upemba lakes, in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.24 s.e. 0.36 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
4.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries:
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (12 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Least Concern (LC)