Lake trout
Opsaridium microcephalum
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A fish from lakes and rivers of Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
- Scientific name
- Opsaridium microcephalum
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barilius guentheri, Barilius microcephalus, Opsaridium microcephalus, Pelotrophus microcephalus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 34 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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