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Poeciliidae

Big tailed lampeye

Lacustricola macrurus

  • Tropical
  • Upper river
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Small
  • Tropical fish
Maximum length
5 cm
Water
Freshwater
Distribution
Africa: Cuanza River and minor rivers flowing into the Atlantic Ocean in Angola (Ref. 47311 , 120641 ). Possibly also in the Cunene River system in Angola (Ref. 11970 , 52193 , 120641 ) and Namibia (Ref. 52193 ). Unconfirmed reports from the Cubango (e.g. in Ref. 11970 ) and upper Kasai in central and northeastern Angola respectively, at least the latter may represent an unidentified species (Ref. 47311 ).
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