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Lake Tanganyika sprat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Incertae sedis

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Found in
  
Lake Tanganyika

Family
  
Clupeidae

Scientific name
  
Stolothrissa tanganicae

Higher classification
  
Stolothrissa

Order
  
Clupeiformes

Genus
  
Stolothrissa Regan, 1917

Similar
  
Lake Tanganyika sardine, Oreochromis tanganicae, Odaxothrissa, Pellonula, Tanganyika lates

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

Lake Tanganyika sprat Wikipedia