Lake Rudolf lampeye | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Micropanchax |
Species: | M. rudolfianus |
Binomial name | |
Micropanchax rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) | |
Synonyms | |
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The Lake Rudolf lampeye (Micropanchax rudolfianus) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana (formerly known as Lake Rudolf) in Kenya and south western Ethiopia. Within the lake it is found in shallow water among vegetation, spawning in the littoral zone and feeding on small insects and zooplankton.
References
- ^ Odhiambo, E.A. (2006). "Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60425A12364531. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Micropanchax rudolfianus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus |
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