Moero lampeye

Lacustricola moeruensis

Fish Reaching Four Centimeters in the Congo Basin

Moero lampeye is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Lacustricola
Maximum length: 4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Lake Mweru and upper Lualaba river drainages in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and drainage systems of Lake Mweru and Mweru Wantipa, Lake Young, Luombo river and Chambezi river in the upper Congo River basin in northeastern Zambia (Ref. 47311 ). Also reported from the Luongo River (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 27609 ), Lake Rukwa drainage in Tanzania (Ref. 27292 ) and the Okavango system in Namibia (Ref. 33857 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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