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The Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is a species of poeciliid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it forms large schools, mainly close to rocky shores but also pelagically off shore. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) SL. It is an egglayer with external fertilization, and deposits its eggs in narrow crevices. It is fished commercially for food, and also for the aquarium trade. It has been introduced to Lake Kivu.[2]

Tanganyika killifish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Poeciliidae
Subfamily:	Procatopodinae
Tribe:	Procatopodini
Genus:	Lamprichthys Regan, 1911
Species:	L. tanganicanus
Binomial name
Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898)

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- [en] Tanganyika killifish

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[es] Lamprichthys tanganicanus

El poecílido del Tanganica (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)[4] es una especie de pez actinopeterigio de agua dulce,[5] la única del género monotípico Lamprichthys de la familia de los poecílidos.[6] Peces de tamaño medio con una longitud máxima descrita de 15 cm,[7] son pescados y se comercializan para alimentación humana y también para acuariofilia.[4]

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