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Tanganyika lampeye

Lacustricola pumilus

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A lampeye.

Scientific name
Lacustricola pumilus
Family
Procatopodidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Procatopodidae
Order
Cyprinodontiformes
Synonyms
Aplocheilichthys pumilis, Aplocheilichthys pumilus, Haplochilichthys dhonti, Haplochilichthys pumilus, Haplochilus dhonti, Haplochilus pumilus, Micropanchax dhonti, Micropanchax pumilus

Origin

Native region
África

Water

Temperature
24–26 °C

Size and lifespan

Adult size
5.5 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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