KILLIFISH TANGANYIKA community_Aggressive along the junction of preoperculum

along the junction of preoperculum and operculum

shading to yellow on the belly

and also for the aquarium trade

where it inhabits edges of rivers and lakes

KILLIFISH TANGANYIKA community_Aggressive along the junction of preoperculumThe Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus) is a species of poeciliid endemic to Lake Tanganyika, where it forms large schools, mainly close to rocky shores but also pelagically off shore. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5. 9 in) SL. It is an egglayer with external fertilization, and deposits its eggs in narrow crevices. It is fished commercially for food, and also for the aquarium trade.