Micropanchax fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Lake Rukwa lampeye (Micropanchax fuelleborni) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. Its natural habitats are intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species occurs in central Africa in Lake Rukwa, Tanzania, the Malagarasi River, Wembere River system and the upper basin of the Congo River. Its specific name honours the German physician and zoologist Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933), who collected the type.
Wikipedia contributors, Lake Rukwa lampeye; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:12:10.174784+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Micropanchax fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924)
- Name authority
- (Ahl, 1924)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Micropanchax
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyPoeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyProcatopodinae Fowler, 1916
- genusMicropanchax Myers, 1924
- speciesMicropanchax fuelleborni (Ahl, 1924)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Micropanchax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Micropanchax ehrichi (Berkenkamp & Etzel, 1994) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax antinorii (Vinciguerra, 1883) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax bracheti (Berkenkamp, 1983) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax camerunensis (Radda, 1971) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax johnstoni (Günther, 1894) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax keilhacki (Ahl, 1928) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Micropanchax kingii (Boulenger, 1913) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Haplochilichthys fuelleborni Ahl, 1924 Ahl, 1924 | synonym |
| Haplochilichthys bukobanus fuelleborni Ahl, 1924 Ahl, 1924 | synonym |
| Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni Ahl, 1924 Ahl, 1924 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1016524 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4329F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.