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Aplocheilichthys moeruensis in Namibia
Moero lampeye

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Aplocheilichthys moeruensis   (Boulenger, 1914)
Family:	Poeciliidae (Poeciliids) , subfamily: Aplocheilichthyinae			picture (Apmoe_u0.gif) by Seegers, L.
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes  (rivulines, killifishes and live bearers)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Moero lampeye
Max. size:	4.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27292)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; pH range: 6.5 - 7.19999980926514
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 26°C
Global Importance:	fisheries:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Lake Mweru Wantipa and upper Lualaba river drainages in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in drainage systems of Lake Mweru, Lake Young, Luombo river and Chambezi river in northeastern Zambia (Ref. 47311). Also reported from Luongo River (Congo basin) in Zambia (Ref. 27609), Lake Rukwa drainage in Tanzania (Ref. 27292) and the Okavango system in Namibia (Ref. 33857).
Biology:	Occurs in swampy, shallow parts of lakes and river drainages (Ref. 3788, 47311). Not a seasonal killifish (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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Namibia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Okavango.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
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	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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