Tanganyika killifish

Tanganyika killifish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Subfamily:	Procatopodinae
Tribe:	Procatopodini
Genus:	Lamprichthys Regan, 1911
Species:	L. tanganicanus
Binomial name
Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898)

The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is a species of poeciliid 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

1. Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Lamprichthys tanganicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60429A12365130. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60429A12365130.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lamprichthys tanganicanus". FishBase. August 2019 version.