Subfamily Incertae sedis Phylum Chordata Rank Species Found in Lake Tanganyika | Family Clupeidae Scientific name Stolothrissa tanganicae Higher classification Stolothrissa | |
Genus StolothrissaRegan, 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.
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