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Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.3 - 6.5; non-migratory. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 13614), preferred ?
Africa: endemic to southwestern Sierra Leone (Ref. 52015, 91031).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52015)
Collected in temporary pools in a dry river bed and a swampy area crossed by a small creek; water temperature 24-27°C; pH 6.3-6.5 (Ref. 52015).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sonnenberg, R. and E. Busch, 2012. Description of Scriptaphyosemion wieseae (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species from northern Sierra Leone. Bonn Zool. Bull. 61(1):13-28. (Ref. 91031)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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