Biology:Ruwenzori lampeye

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Ruwenzori lampeye
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Tribe: Procatopodini
Genus: Platypanchax
C. G. E. Ahl, 1928
Species:
P. modestus
Binomial name
Platypanchax modestus
(Pappenheim, 1914)
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplochilus modestus Pappenheim, 1914
  • Hypsopanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914)
  • Haplochilus deprimozi Pellegrin, 1928
  • Aplocheilichthys deprimozi (Pellegrin, 1928)
  • Hypsopanchax deprimozi (Pellegrin, 1928)
  • Haplochilichthys analis Worthington, 1932
  • Aplocheilichthys analis (Worthington, 1932)
  • Hypsopanchax analis (Worthington, 1932)

The Ruwenzori lampeye (Platypanchax modestus) is a species of poeciliid fish native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] It is found along lake shores and in the inflows of rivers.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T.; Twongo, T. (2010). "Platypanchax modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T60386A12348103. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T60386A12348103.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60386/12348103. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Platypanchax modestus" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2243246 entry