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Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)
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Ecological Illustration of Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)
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Poeciliidae

Tanganyika killifish

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

Fifteen Centimeters Poeciliid Fish of African Waters

  • Brown
  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Tanganyika killifish is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Killifishes and Livebearers
Family
Poeciliidae
Genus
Lamprichthys
Water type
Freshwater
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