Tanganyika killifish
| Tanganyika killifish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Lamprichthys Regan, 1911 |
| Species: | L. tanganicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898) | |
The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is a species of poeciliid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it forms large schools, mainly close to rocky shores but also pelagically off shore. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It is an egglayer with external fertilization, and deposits its eggs in narrow crevices. It is fished commercially for food, and also for the aquarium trade.
References
- Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Lamprichthys tanganicanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Lamprichthys tanganicanus" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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