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Occurs in pools, swamps and swampy parts of brooks in the rainforest and humid forested savanna. 9 cm TL (Ref. 3788). Parents die during dry season and eggs left in the mud hatch only when the waters return at the start of the next rainy season. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and insects (Ref. 7020). Bottom spawner, 3 months incubation. Is very difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
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Callopanchax occidentalis

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Callopanchax occidentalis is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Sierra Leone and western Liberia.

Ecology

C. occidentalis female

The species is an annual killifish whose eggs survive in the mud during the dry season.[2] It inhabits pools, swampy sections of streams and temporary swamps in rainforest and forested savannah, feeding on small invertebrates.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Diouf, K. (2020). "Callopanchax occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182988A134753618. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182988A134753618.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Callopanchax occidentalis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
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Callopanchax occidentalis: Brief Summary

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Callopanchax occidentalis is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Sierra Leone and western Liberia.

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