Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; non-migratory. Tropical; 21°C - 24°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: mountainous forested area of southeastern Guinea and northern Liberia (Ref. 57259); probably also in the adjacent part of western Côte d’Ivoire (Ref. 272, 57259).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57259); 3.5 cm TL (female)
Found in small rivers, swamps, and brooks in mountainous areas (Ref. 3788, 57259). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: ; aquarium: commercial
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