Lake salmon
| Lake salmon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Opsaridium |
| Species: | O. microlepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Opsaridium microlepis (Günther, 1864) | |
The lake salmon (Opsaridium microlepis) is an African species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
Sources
- Kazembe, J., Magombo, Z., Khawa, D. & Kaunda, E. 2005. Opsaridium microlepis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Opsaridium microlepis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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