Hypsopanchax jubbi Poll & Lambert, 1965 Southern deepbody |
Family: | Procatopodidae (African lampeyes), subfamily: Procatopodinae | |||
Max. size: | 5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory | |||
Distribution: | Africa: upper Zambezi river drainage in northwestern Zambia and tributaries of the upper Kasai drainage (middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo; possibly also in the adjacent part of eastern Angola (Ref. 59344). | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Found in small rivers and brooks in the gallery forest (Ref. 59344), possibly over rocky substrate (Ref. 7248). 5.5 cm max TL (Ref. 3788). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |