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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) > Procatopodinae

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; non-migratory. Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059), preferred ?

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Africa: Lake Mweru and upper Lualaba river drainages in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and drainage systems of Lake Mweru and Mweru Wantipa, Lake Young, Luombo river and Chambezi river in the upper Congo River basin in northeastern Zambia (Ref. 47311). Also reported from the Luongo River (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 27609), Lake Rukwa drainage in Tanzania (Ref. 27292) and the Okavango system in Namibia (Ref. 33857).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27292)

Occurs in swampy, shallow parts of lakes and river drainages (Ref. 3788, 47311). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).

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Huber, J.H., 1996. Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Lacustricola moeruensis (Boulenger, 1914)