Biology:Lake Rukwa minnow

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Lake Rukwa minnow
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Raiamas
Species:
R. moorii
Binomial name
Raiamas moorii
(Boulenger, 1900)[2]
Synonyms
  • Barilius moorii Boulenger, 1900

The Lake Rukwa minnow (Raiamas moorii) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Lake Tanganyika, Lake Kivu and Lake Rukwa in Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Natakimazi, G.; Hanssens, M. (2006). "Raiamas moorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60448A12367900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60448A12367900.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60448/12367900. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Raiamas moorii" in FishBase. June 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3318861 entry