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Scheel's lampeye (Poropanchax scheeli)
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Ecological Illustration of Scheel's lampeye (Poropanchax scheeli)
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Poeciliidae

Scheel's lampeye

Poropanchax scheeli

Four Centimeters Eel of African Waters

  • Tropical
  • Lower river
  • Near the Equator
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Scheel's lampeye is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 4 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Killifishes and Livebearers
Family
Poeciliidae
Genus
Poropanchax
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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