AquaticRepublic.com - Platypanchax modestus (Procatopodidae) All Fishes

Unnamed stream, Ruwenzori foothills,western Uganda

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Platypanchax modestus** (Pappenheim, 1914)
Common Name	Ruwenzori Lampeye
Type Locality	Urwaldback bei Beni, Nile System, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Synonym(s)	Aplocheilichthys analis, Aplocheilichthys deprimozi, Haplochilichthys analis, Haplochilichthys bukobanus analis, Haplochilus deprimozi, Haplochilus modestus, Hypsopanchax analis, Hypsopanchax deprimozi, Hypsopanchax modestus
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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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 13:04 (species record created: 2011 Apr 16 06:28)