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Cyprinidae

Lake salmon

Opsaridium microlepis

Forty Seven Centimeters Carp of African Waters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Single-lake endemic
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Lake salmon is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsaridium
Maximum length: 47 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Endemic to Lake Malawi.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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