Hypsopanchax jobaerti Poll & Lambert, 1965

Family:  Procatopodidae (African lampeyes), subfamily: Procatopodinae
Max. size:  4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  Africa: rivers Mosanji and Bushimaie and their tributaries (Sankuru drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 59344).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found mainly close to vegetated zones along river banks in the gallery forest (Ref. 59344). Not a seasonal killifish (Ref. 27139).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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