Lake Rudolf lampeye
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The Lake Rudolf lampeye (Micropanchax rudolfianus) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana (formerly known as Lake Rudolf) in Kenya and south western Ethiopia.[2] Within the lake it is found in shallow water among vegetation, spawning in the littoral zone and feeding on small insects and zooplankton.[1]
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Lake Rudolf lampeye | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
Family: | Poeciliidae |
Genus: | Micropanchax |
Species: | M. rudolfianus |
Binomial name | |
Micropanchax rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932) | |
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