Callopanchax occidentalis

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

Callopanchax occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Callopanchax
Species:
C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Callopanchax occidentalis
Clausen, 1966
Synonyms[2]
  • Aphyosemion occidentale Clausen, 1966
  • Fundulopanchax occidentalis (Clausen, 1966)
  • Roloffia occidentalis (Clausen, 1966)

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. Diouf, K. (2020). "Callopanchax occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182988A134753618. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Callopanchax occidentalis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.


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