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Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Eponymy: Dr Hubert Matthes is a Dutch ichthyologist who, early in life, moved with his parents to the then Belgian Congo for several years. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; non-migratory. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 31267)
Africa: only known from the Lake Rukwa drainage in Zambia (Ref. 27292).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27292)
Found between reed vegetation at margin of river; also in shallow waterholes beside river; occasionally in open water with more intense current; water clear with slightly brown colouration; males show territorial behaviour (Ref. 27292).
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. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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