Callopanchax occidentalis is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Sierra Leone and western Liberia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Callopanchax |
| Species: | C. occidentalis
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| Callopanchax occidentalis Clausen, 1966
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Ecology
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Callopanchax occidentalis". FishBase. April 2019 version.
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