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Scientific Name | Platypanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914) |
Common Name | Ruwenzori Lampeye |
Type Locality | Urwaldback bei Beni, Nile System, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. |
Species Information | |
Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Africa: Shore regions of lake Edward and inflowing rivers, Semliki river above Semliki falls and the upper Ituri river system at its closest point to the Semliki river, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3), pp 252 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
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Last Update | 2014 Aug 05 14:10 (species record created: 2011 Apr 16 06:28) |