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Lake Rukwa minnow

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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. (2005). "Raiamas moorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Raiamas moorii". FishBase. June 2013 version.