Lake Rudolf lampeye

Lake Rudolf lampeye
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Procatopodidae
Genus: Micropanchax
Species:
M. rudolfianus
Binomial name
Micropanchax rudolfianus
(Worthington, 1932)
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplochilichthys rudolfianus Worthington, 1932
  • Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932)

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.[2] Within the lake it is found in shallow water among vegetation, spawning in the littoral zone and feeding on small insects and zooplankton.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Odhiambo, E.A. (2006). "Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60425A12364531. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Micropanchax rudolfianus". FishBase. August 2019 version.


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