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Aplocheilichthys hutereaui in Namibia
Meshscaled topminnow

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Aplocheilichthys hutereaui   (Boulenger, 1913)
Family:	Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) , subfamily: Aplocheilichthyinae			picture (Aphut_f0.gif) by Mertens, P.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Meshscaled topminnow
Max. size:	3.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27139)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; pH range: 6.5 - 7.19999980926514
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 30°C; 11°S - 21°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: lakes and river drainages in Chad, Central African Republic, Sudan, northern and southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern and western Zambia, southeastern Angola, northeastern Namibia, northwestern Botswana and lower Shiré River in Malawi. Okavango and Pungwe-Buzi systems (Ref. 7248). Zimbabwe, South Africa (Ref. 27139).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal soft rays: 13-16. 23-25 scales in longitudinal series (Ref. 28714).
Biology:	Found in small rivers, brooks, swamps and shallow lake parts among vegetated areas (Ref. 3788). Strictly a floodplain or marsh-loving species (Ref. 7248). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Huber, J.H.. 1996. (Ref. 27139)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Tralie-lampogie, Trelissed topminnow, Topminnow		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:  Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel, 1986
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Chobe river (Ref. 3788); Okavango system (Ref. 7248); Upper Zambezi, Kwando and Chobe (Ref. 33857). Also in Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia (Ref. 37065). Also Ref. 27139.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H., 1993
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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