Callopanchax occidentalis

Callopanchax occidentalis is a species of killifish in the family Nothobranchiidae. It is endemic to Sierra Leone and western Liberia.

Callopanchax occidentalis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Nothobranchiidae
Genus:	Callopanchax
Species:	C. occidentalis
Binomial name
Callopanchax occidentalis Clausen, 1966
Synonyms[2]
Aphyosemion occidentale Clausen, 1966 Fundulopanchax occidentalis (Clausen, 1966) Roloffia occidentalis (Clausen, 1966)

Ecology

C. occidentalis female

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]