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Scientific Name Procatopus similis  Ahl, 1927
Common Names Variable Lampeye
Yellow Lampeye
Type Locality Logobaba, Cameroon.
Pronunciation sim ill iss
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Southern Nigeria, west and east Cameroon southward to the Lokundje river.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1927 (for Apr.-July), pp 79.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 24 11:56 (species record created: 2011 Apr 16 06:38)