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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae Poeciliids
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Genus: Micropanchax

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Grimm, M.

Africa
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
Micropanchax antinorii (Vinciguerra, 1883)

Photo by Grimm, M.
 
Micropanchax antinorii
[Black lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Micropanchax bracheti
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Micropanchax camerunensis
[Cameroon lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Micropanchax ehrichi
[]

Photo by Seegers, L.

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Micropanchax fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924)

Photo by Seegers, L.
 
Micropanchax fuelleborni
[Lake Rukwa lampeye]

Photo by JJPhoto

Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Micropanchax hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Micropanchax hutereaui
[Meshscaled topminnow]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Micropanchax johnstoni (Günther, 1894)

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Micropanchax johnstoni
[Johnston's topminnow]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Micropanchax keilhacki
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
 
Micropanchax kingii
[]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
 
Micropanchax loati
[Nile killifish]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Micropanchax pfaffi
[Pfaff's lampeye]
No picture found
Africa
Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Micropanchax rudolfianus
[Lake Rudolf lampeye]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Africa
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Micropanchax scheeli (Roman, 1971)

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Micropanchax scheeli
[Scheel's lampeye]
13 Species of Family Poeciliidae with Genus Micropanchax
(Poeciliids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1883 Micropanchax antinorii Black lampeye Africa 4.5 TL
1983 Micropanchax bracheti Africa 3 TL
1971 Micropanchax camerunensis Cameroon lampeye Africa 3 TL
1994 Micropanchax ehrichi Africa 4 TL
1924 Micropanchax fuelleborni Lake Rukwa lampeye Africa 3.5 TL
1913 Micropanchax hutereaui Meshscaled topminnow Africa 3.5 TL
1894 Micropanchax johnstoni Johnston's topminnow Africa 8.5 TL
1928 Micropanchax keilhacki Africa 2.5 TL
1913 Micropanchax kingii Africa 3.5 TL
1901 Micropanchax loati Nile killifish Africa 4 TL
1954 Micropanchax pfaffi Pfaff's lampeye Africa 3.5 SL
1932 Micropanchax rudolfianus Lake Rudolf lampeye Africa 3 TL
1971 Micropanchax scheeli Scheel's lampeye Africa 4 TL



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