Accepted scientific name:
Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis Ahl, 1924 (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis Ahl, 1924
Synonyms:
Aplocheilichthys eduardensis David & Poll, 1937 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aplocheilichthys eduardensis David & Poll, 1937
Aplocheilichthys pfefferi Ahl, 1924 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aplocheilichthys pfefferi Ahl, 1924
Aplocheilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aplocheilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936
Haplocheilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplocheilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936
Haplochilichthys eduardensis David & Poll, 1937 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochilichthys eduardensis David & Poll, 1937
Haplochilichthys pfefferi Ahl, 1924 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochilichthys pfefferi Ahl, 1924
Haplochilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochilichthys vanderbilti Fowler, 1936
Haplochilichthys vitschumbaensis Ahl, 1924 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Haplochilichthys vitschumbaensis Ahl, 1924
Micropanchax eduardensis (David & Poll, 1937) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Micropanchax eduardensis (David & Poll, 1937)
Micropanchax pfefferi (Ahl, 1924) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Micropanchax pfefferi (Ahl, 1924)
Micropanchax vanderbilti (Fowler, 1936) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Micropanchax vanderbilti (Fowler, 1936)
Micropanchax vitschumbaensis (Ahl, 1924) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Micropanchax vitschumbaensis (Ahl, 1924)
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Bitschumbi lampeye - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Bitschumbi-Leuchtaugenfisch - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Vitschumba-Leuchtaugenfisch - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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佩氏灯鮰 Pei shi deng hui Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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佩氏燈鮰 Pei shih deng huei Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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埃杜灯鮰 Ai du deng hui Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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埃杜燈鮰 Ai du deng huei Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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範氏燈鮰 Fan shih deng huei Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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范氏灯鮰 Fan shi deng hui Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Cyprinodontiformes FishBase
Family Poeciliidae FishBase
Genus Aplocheilichthys FishBase
Distribution: Africa: Lake Edward, Lake George, and the connecting Kasinga Channel, the Rutshuru River and the upper Semliki River (above the rapids) in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda; northern part of Lake Victoria in southern Uganda; Mbuga Creek close to the Niansimbi (or Buranga) hot springs in western Uganda; and a population showing affinities with this species also occurs in the Lake Kioga drainage systen of soutthern Uganda.
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jul 2013   99%
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=2086
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:fd97be76-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20140401