Southern deepbody (Hypsopanchax jubbi)

Scientific name: Hypsopanchax jubbi Poll & Lambert, 1965

The Southern deepbody (Hypsopanchax jubbi) is a freshwater fish of the family Poeciliidae.

Biology

Found in small rivers and brooks in the gallery forest, possibly over rocky substrate. 5.5 cm max TL. Not a seasonal killifish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hypsopanchax jubbi
Family
Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
Order
Cyprinodontiformes (Live bearers, Killifishes and Rivulines)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; non-migratory
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: upper Zambezi river drainage (northwestern Zambia) and tributaries of the upper Kasai River, middle Congo River drainage (Democratic Republic of the Congo); probably also in Kasai system in eastern Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:; aquarium: commercial
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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