The Ruaha lampeye (''Lacustricola omoculatus'') is a species of
poeciliid fish.
[ It is ]endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
where it is only known to occur at its type locality in the Great Ruaha River
The Great Ruaha River is a river in south-central Tanzania that flows through the Usangu wetlands and the Ruaha National Park east into the Rufiji River. It traverses and marks the borders between Iringa Region, Dodoma Region and Morogoro Region. ...
drainage.[ Its natural ]habitat
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s are swampy areas with out-flowing creeks.[ This species grows to a length of TL. It is also found in the ]aquarium
An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aq ...
trade.[
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References
Ruaha lampeye
Endemic freshwater fish of Tanzania
Ruaha lampeye
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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