|Scientific Name:||Fundulopanchax sjostedti|
|Species Authority:||(Lönnberg, 1895)|
Aphyosemion sjoestedti (Lönnberg, 1895)
Aphyosemion zimmeri (Ahl, 1924)
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti (Lönnberg, 1895) [orth. error]
Fundulus gularis subspecies caerulea Boulenger, 1915
Fundulus sjostedti Lönnberg, 1895
Fundulus zimmeri Ahl, 1924
|Taxonomic Notes:||Subgenus (Fundulopanchax).|
|Red List Category & Criteria:||Least Concern ver 3.1|
|Assessor(s):||Lalèyè, P., Moelants, T. & Olaosebikan, B.D.|
|Reviewer(s):||Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.|
This species has a wide enough distribution, with only localised threats, to qualify as Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for western Africa. In central Africa, Fundulopanchax sjoestedti is known from fewer than 5 localities. The species is threatened by the oil palm plantations in the region. Both the EOO and AOO qualify for the Endangered status.
|Range Description:||This species is restricted to Nigeria and Cameroon.
Central Africa: In Lower Guinea, Fundulopanchax sjoestedti is limited to the coastal rainforest of southwestern Cameroon.
Western Africa: It is present in the coastal rivers and swamps of southern Nigeria.
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|Population:||No information available.|
|Habitat and Ecology:||Fundulopanchax sjoestedti is limited to habitats on the sedimentary soils of the coastal rainforest. It is found in temporary swamps and pools, raffia swamps and swampy parts of slow-flowing brooks in the swampy coastal rainforest (Wildekamp et al. 1986). It is a benthopelagic, non-migratory species. Fundulopanchax (Fundulopanchax) sjoestedtiis not a seasonal killifish. It is a bottom spawner with 2 months incubation. This species is easy to maintain in aquarium (Huber 1996).|
|Use and Trade:||This species is part of the aquarium trade.|
|Major Threat(s):||The species is threatened by the oil palm plantations in Cameroon. In Nigeria, it is threatened by habitat degradation from agriculture, urban development and oil exploration.|
|Conservation Actions:||Part of the distribution of the species is situated in the Korup National Park. Habitat maintenance and conservation is needed.|
|Citation:||Lalèyè, P., Moelants, T. & Olaosebikan, B.D. 2010. Fundulopanchax sjostedti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 March 2015.|
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