Lualaba lampeye (Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis)

Scientific name: Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis Poll, 1938

The Lualaba lampeye (Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae. Native range: Africa, upper Lualaba and Mabwe river drainages including the Upemba lakes, in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Biology

Occurs in brooks and quiet, vegetated parts of brooks, rivers and lakes. Not a seasonal killifish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aplocheilichthys lualabaensis
Family
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: upper Lualaba and Mabwe river drainages including the Upemba lakes, in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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