Tanganyika killifish
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| Tanganyika killifish | |
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| Lamprichthys tanganicanus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Procatopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Procatopodinae |
| Genus: | Lamprichthys Regan, 1911 |
| Species: | L. tanganicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898) | |
The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is a species of procatopodid 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. It has been introduced to Lake Kivu.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fermon, Y.; Mushagalusa, D. (2025). "Lamprichthys tanganicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T60429A47188599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T60429A47188599.en. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lamprichthys tanganicanus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
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