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Scientific Name Plataplochilus loemensis  (Pellegrin, 1924)
Common Names Loeme Lampeye
Cabinda-Leuchtaugenfisch (Germany)
Type Locality Lombo River, tributary of Loémé River, but probably the Koulombo River, Congo-Brazzaville.
Etymology loemensis name based on the main river of the type locality, Loémé River.
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Gabon.
IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 49, pp 289, Fig. 3
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Last Update 2020 Aug 08 10:19 (species record created: 2011 Apr 16 06:48)