Lake Rukwa minnow

Lake Rukwa minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. ^ a b 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. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Raiamas moorii". FishBase. June 2013 version.


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