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Bluegreen lampeye (Procatopus aberrans)
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Bluegreen lampeye (Procatopus aberrans) specimen
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Poeciliidae

Bluegreen lampeye

Procatopus aberrans

Five Point Five Centimeters Poeciliid Fish of African Waters

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

Bluegreen lampeye is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 5.5 cm.

Maximum length
5.5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: Cross River in southwestern Cameroon (Ref. 31267 , 57259 ) and smaller coastal flowing rivers, Niger and Benue Rivers in south-central and southern Nigeria (Ref. 7372 , 57259 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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