Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 5 - 10; potamodroom (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672)
Africa: Ghana to Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (Ref. 3788).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 31256)
Occurs in calm and weedy parts of rivers, lakes, swamps and brooks. 10 cm max TL (Ref. 3788). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and fish (Ref. 7020). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 80 cm (Ref. 51539).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
van der Zee, J.R., T. Woeltjes and R.H. Wildekamp, 2008. Aplocheilidae Bleeker, 1860. p. 80-240. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) Poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de basse Guinée, ouest de l'Afrique centrale/The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, west-central Africa. Volume 2. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 603 p. (Ref. 80395)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01230 (0.00590 - 0.02567), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).