Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINODONTIFORMES	POECILIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Aplocheilichthys spilauchen

Species Authority:

(Duméril, 1861)

Common Name/s:

English

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Banded Lampeye

Synonym/s:

Aplocheilichthys bensonii (Peters, 1864)

Aplocheilichthys schoelleri (non Boulenger, 1904)

Aplocheilichthys spilauchena (Duméril, 1861)

Aplocheilichthys tschiloangensis Ahl, 1928

Aplocheilichthys typus Bleeker, 1863

Aplocheilus spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)

Epiplatys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)

Haplochilichthys spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)

Haplochilichthys spilauchena (Duméril, 1861)

Haplochilus macrurus (non Boulenger, 1904)

Haplochilus spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)

Haplochilus spilauchena (Duméril, 1861)

Haplochilus spilauchenus (Duméril, 1861)

Panchax spilauchen (Duméril, 1861)

Poecilia bensonii Peters, 1864

Poecilia spilargyreia (non Duméril, 1861)

Poecilia spilauchena Duméril, 1861

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	da Costa, L., Moelants, T. & Olaosebikan, B.D.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species has a wide distribution, with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for central, southern and western Africa.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Aplocheilichthys spilauchen is known from the mouth of the Senegal River to the mouth of the Congo River. Central Africa: It is found in coastal waters from Cameroon to Angola. Southern Africa: In Angola, the species occurs in the Chiloango River and Lower Kwanza River - the latter being a new distribution record (Skelton P. and da Costa L., pers. obs.) Western Africa:This species is found from the mouth of the Senegal River in Senegambia to Nigeria.
Countries:	Native: Angola (Angola); Benin; Cameroon; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a benthopelagic species, non-migratory species. It occurs in brackish coastal swamps, river mouths, lagoons, and mangrove swamps near beaches (Wildekamp et al. 1986), only rarely entering fresh or marine water. It is not a seasonal killifish. It is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Huber 1996).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It has commercial value as an aquarium fish.

Major Threat(s):

It has commercial value as an aquarium fish.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None known. More research is needed into this species population numbers and range, biology and ecology, and threats, as well as monitoring of population trends.

Conservation Actions:

None known. More research is needed into this species population numbers and range, biology and ecology, and threats, as well as monitoring of population trends.

Citation:	da Costa, L., Moelants, T. & Olaosebikan, B.D. 2010. Aplocheilichthys spilauchen. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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