Pygmy topminnow

Lacustricola pygmaeus

Two Point One Centimeters Carp of African Waters

Pygmy topminnow is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 2.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Killifishes and Livebearers
Family: Poeciliidae
Genus: Lacustricola
Maximum length: 2.1 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Cuito, Cuanavale, and Okavango rivers, as well as Cuando and small upper Zambezi tributaries in a region comprising Angola and Zambia (Ref. 123968 ). Also known from Okavango Delta, Chobe River, in Botswana and Namibia and swamps of the Barotse floodplains in the upper Zambezi in Zambia, and Bukalo Channel in Namibia (Ref. 123968 ).

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