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Aplocheilichthys pfaffi in Chad
Pfaff's lampeye

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Aplocheilichthys pfaffi   Daget, 1954
Family:	Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) , subfamily: Aplocheilichthyinae			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pfaff's lampeye
Max. size:	3.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous; pH range: 6.5 - 7.19999980926514
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 26°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Sudan, Niger, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Chad and Cameroon. Also known from Egypt (Ref. 7372) and the Central African Republic (Ref. 27139).
Biology:	Occurs in small rivers, brooks and swamps (Ref. 6376). Not a seasonal killifish. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Chad country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Huber, J.H., 1996
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Lake Chad and Chari system. Also Ref. 27139.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cd.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel, 1986
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Tools:	Biogeographic modelling | E-book | Field guide | Identification keys | Length-frequency Wizard | Life-history tool | Point map |
Internet sources:	BiOSC Point Data | CISTI | Google | GOBASE | GenBank ( genome, nucleotide ) | PubMed | Scirus | Tree of Life | Zoological Record
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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