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Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898)

Tanganyika killifish
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Luhanga on the northwestern shore of Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 28666). Also Ref. 4537, 27631.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Huber, J.H., 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cyprinodontiformes (Rivulines, killifishes and live bearers) > Procatopodidae (African lampeyes) > Procatopodinae
Etymology: Lamprichthys: Greek,lampros = light + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 8.0 - 8.5; dH range: 12 - ?; non-migratory.   Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672); 3°S - 9°S

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