Biology:Laciris

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Laciris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Tribe: Procatopodini
Genus: Laciris
Huber, 1981
Species:
L. pelagicus
Binomial name
Laciris pelagicus
(Worthington, 1932)
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplochilichthys pelagicus Worthington, 1932
  • Aplocheilichthys pelagicus (Worthington, 1932)
  • Micropanchax pelagicus (Worthington, 1932)

Laciris pelagicus is a species of poeciliid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is endemic to Lake Edward where it is found near the surface in open water. This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It was formerly included in Micropanchax, but recently, authorities have moved it to the monotypic genus Laciris.[2]

References

  1. Twongo, T.K. (2017). "Laciris pelagica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T60428A117051862. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60428/117051862. Retrieved 28 October 2019. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Laciris pelagicus" in FishBase. April 2017 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3237563 entry