FB-2460 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Procatopodidae Rhexipanchax Rhexipanchax nimbaensis (Daget, 1948) Nimba-Leuchtaugenfisch Mt. Nimba lampeye 宁巴灯鮰 寧巴燈鮰 Aplocheilichthys macrurus (non Boulenger, 1904) Aplocheilichthys nimbaensis (Daget, 1948) Haplocheilichthys nimbaensis Daget, 1948 Haplochilichthys nimbaensis Daget, 1948 Micropanchax nimbaensis (Daget, 1948) Procatopus nimbaensis (Daget, 1948) 1991-03-06 2024-01-15 Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré0 État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272) Wildekamp, R.H., R. Romand and J.J. Scheel0 Cyprinodontidae. p. 165-276. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3788) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Romand, R.0 Cyprinodontidae. p. 586-654. In C. Levêque, D. Paugy, and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest Tome 2. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° 28. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, France, 902. (Ref. 7372) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien Atlas. Band 4. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Melle, Germany. 864 p. (Ref. 12468) Anonymous0 Fish registrations within the museum database of the Vertebrate Section of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. (Ref. 12818) Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf0 Faune ichtyologique des eaux douces d'Afrique de l'Ouest. p.35-66. In G.G. Teugels, J.F. Guégan and J.J. Albaret (eds.) Biological diversity of African fresh-and brackish water fishes. Geographical overviews presented at the PARADI Symposium, Senegal, 15-20 November 1993. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sci. Zool., 275:177 p. (Ref. 13331) Huber, J.H.0 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139) Huber, J.H.0 Updates to the phylogeny and systematics of the African lampeye schooling cyprinodonts (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilichthyinae). Cybium 23(1):53-77. (Ref. 30546) Seegers, L.0 Killifishes of the world: Old world killis I: (<i>Aphyosemion</i>, lampeyes, ricefishes). Aqualog, Verlag: A.C.S. Gmbh, Germany. 160 p. (Ref. 31267) Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.)0 Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p. (Ref. 31517) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). Natural History Museum, London (formerly British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)). (Ref. 31982) Anonymous0 The icthyological collection of the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). Division of Ichthyology and Herpetology, Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). (Ref. 35508) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. (Ref. 40919) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West , NY 10024-5192, USA. (Ref. 41414) Stiassny, M.L.J.0 Report on a small collection of fishes from the Wologizi Mountains of Liberia, West Africa, with a description of two new species of <i>Barbus</i> (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3015:1-9. (Ref. 43268) Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee0 Poeciliidae. p. 300-324 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57259) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences0 Chinese aquatic germplasm resources database. http://zzzy.fishinfo.cn (Ref. 58108) Eschmeyer, W.N. and Fricke R. (eds.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 05 May 2011. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 86870) FB-GeneralDescr-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Found in small rivers, swamps, and brooks in mountainous areas (Ref. 3788, 57259). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2021-05-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Diagnosis: Small but very deep-bodied ‘Lampeye’ species with rounded fins; dorsal fin with 9-13 rays, anal fin with 15-19 rays; scales on mid-lateral series 23-24 (Ref. 43268, 57259).Description: Dorsal fin with 9-13 rays; anal fin with 15-19 rays (Ref. 43268).Colouration: Male colouration: the general body colour is pale grey-green, the back being grey-brown and the ventral area silver-grey; the scales on the back and the sides have brown edgings; a distinct light blue iridescence is present on the sides, and this is most strongly developed between the eye and the beginning of the dorsal fin; the male has a distinctly deeper body than the female; the unpaired fins are yellow to pale orange or, occasionally, pink, the colour becoming more intense towards the margins; in the posterior parts of the dorsal and anal fins two to three curved, brown bars are present; the caudal fin has a large number of grey-brown spots, arranged in a pattern of crescent-shaped bars (Ref. 57259). Female colouration: translucent grey with a silver abdomen and a light silver iridescence on the frontal part of the sides; scale margins are brown; all unpaired fins are colourless (Ref. 57259). Both sexes have a striking, light silvery-blue iridescent spot in the upper part of the iris (Ref. 57259). Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee 2003 Poeciliidae. p. 300-324 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57259) FB-Morphology-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2020-12-09 00:00:00 2021-05-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 15 - 19 Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee 2003 Poeciliidae. p. 300-324 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57259) FB-Distribution-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2021-05-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Africa: mountainous forested area of southeastern Guinea and northern Liberia (Ref. 57259); probably also in the adjacent part of western Côte d’Ivoire (Ref. 272, 57259). Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee 2003 Poeciliidae. p. 300-324 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57259) FB-Uses-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size aquarium: commercial Huber, J.H. 1996 Killi-Data 1996. Updated checklist of taxonomic names, collecting localities and bibliographic references of oviparous Cyprinodont fishes (Atherinomorpha, Pisces). Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, 399 p. (Ref. 27139) FB-TrophicStrategy-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Gert Boden 2020-12-09 21:10:59 2020-12-09 21:10:59 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public nimbaensis http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Found in small rivers, swamps, and brooks in mountainous areas (Ref. 3788, 57259). Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee 2003 Poeciliidae. p. 300-324 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57259) FB-Size-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 57259)); 3.5 cm TL (female) Wildekamp, R.H. and J.R. Van der Zee 2003 Poeciliidae. p. 300-324 In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douce et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Tome 2. Coll. Faune et Flore tropicales 40. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Museum National d'Histoire Naturalle, Paris, France and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France. 815 p. (Ref. 57259) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-2460 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-03-06 00:00:00 2024-01-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2460 benthopelagic; non-migratory; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2