Ruaha lampeye
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Ruaha lampeye | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Lacustricola |
Species: | L. omoculatus
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Binomial name | |
Lacustricola omoculatus (Wildekamp, 1977)
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Synonyms[2] | |
Aplocheilichthys omoculatus Wildekamp, 1977 |
The Ruaha lampeye (Lacustricola omoculatus) is a species of poeciliid fish.[2][3] It is endemic to Tanzania where it is only known to occur at its type locality in the Great Ruaha River drainage.[1][3] Its natural habitats are swampy areas with out-flowing creeks.[1] This species grows to a length of 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in) TL. It is also found in the aquarium trade.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Hanssens, M.; Snoeks, J. (2006). "Aplocheilichthys omoculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61285A12448550. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61285A12448550.en.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 March 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Lacustricola omoculatus" in FishBase. October 2016 version.
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