Malawi country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collection sites and abundance: Chikwawa (fairly common), Lower Mwanza River (very common) (Ref. 37112). Found in Lake Malawi and Zambezi drainages in southern Malawi.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Huber, J.H., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Blackstripe lampeye, Lulua River lampeye, Streep-lampogie, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Etymology: More on author: Boulenger.

Issue
In Micropanchax in CofF (v, April 2020) following Skelton (2019: Ref. 120641). However no evidence is presented in the latter publication. More work is needed.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt Sống nổi và đáy; pH range: 6.5 - 7.2; không di cư. Tropical; 20°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 11°S - 28°S

Sự phân bố Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Point map | Những chỉ dẫn | Faunafri

Africa: widely distributed in southern Africa (Ref. 47311). Found in rivers and lakes of the southern Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia (Ref. 3788, 47311).

Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học

Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng): 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng): 8-10; Tia cứng vây hậu môn 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 14 - 15.

It is found in schools mainly in the shallow and vegetated part of small rivers, brooks and swamps, and in the shallow parts of lakes (Ref. 47311). Uncommon in floodplains (Ref. 52193). It feeds on insect larvae, daphnia and other small invertebrates (Ref. 52193). Typical serial spawner, laying eggs on vegetation (Ref. 52193). Useful as a mosquito control agent (Ref. 7248). Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

Wildekamp, R.H., 1995. A world of killies. Atlas of the oviparous cyprinodontiform fishes of the world. Volume II. The genera Aplocheilichthys, Aplocheilus, Austrofundulus, Campellolebias, Crenichthys, Cualac, Cubanichthys. Cynolebias, Cynopoecilus and Cyprinodon. The American Killifish Association, Inc. 384 p. (Ref. 47311)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 December 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)