Ruwenzori lampeye
| Ruwenzori lampeye | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Genus: | Platypanchax C. G. E. Ahl, 1928 |
| Species: | P. modestus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platypanchax modestus (Pappenheim, 1914) | |
The Ruwenzori lampeye (Platypanchax modestus) is a species of poeciliid fish native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater marshes.
References
- Twongo, T.K. 2005. Hypsopanchax modestus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Platypanchax modestus" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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