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Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani)
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Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani) specimen
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Poeciliidae

Norman's lampeye

Poropanchax normani

Poeciliid Fish in the Nile Basin

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Norman's lampeye is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 4.5 cm.

Maximum length
4.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: rivers in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad (Ref. 57259 ), Benin and Togo (Ref. 27139 ); also river drainages in Central African Republic (Ref. 3788 ) and White Nile in Sudan (Ref. 3788 , 7372 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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