Callopanchax occidentalis
Species of fish
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Callopanchax occidentalis is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Sierra Leone and western Liberia.
| Callopanchax occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Nothobranchiidae |
| Genus: | Callopanchax |
| Species: | C. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Callopanchax occidentalis Clausen, 1966 | |
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Ecology
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]
