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Poeciliidae
Tanganyika lampeye
Lacustricola pumilus
Poeciliid Fish Reaching Five Point Five Centimeters
- Brown
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Brown
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Elongated
SmallTanganyika lampeye is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Lacustricola
- Maximum length
- 5.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: restricted to Lake Tanganyika and associated drainages in Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref. 47311 ). Also reported from the Lubalaye River (lower Lukuga tributary)(Ref. 93587 ), Malagarazi River (Ref. 54847 ) and Rusizi River (Ref. 47311 ). Reports from lakes Victoria, Nakavali, Edward, George and Kivu and associated drainages are misidentifications (Ref. 46152 , 52331 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
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