Lake Tanganyika sprat
| Lake Tanganyika sprat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Clupeidae |
| Subfamily: | Incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Stolothrissa Regan, 1917 |
| Species: | S. tanganicae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stolothrissa tanganicae Regan, 1917 | |
The Lake Tanganyika sprat (Stolothrissa tanganicae) is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Stolothrissa. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It and the Lake Tanganyika sardine are known collectively as kapenta.
References
- Ntakimazi, G. 2005. Stolothrissa tanganicae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
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