Laciris
| Laciris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cyprinodontiformes |
| Family: | Poeciliidae |
| Subfamily: | Procatopodinae |
| Tribe: | Procatopodini |
| Genus: | Laciris Huber, 1981 |
| Species: | L. pelagicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Laciris pelagicus (Worthington, 1932)
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Laciris pelagicus is a species of poeciliid found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is endemic to Lake Edward where it is found near the surface in open water. This species grows to a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It was formerly included in Micropanchax, but recently, authorities have moved it to the monotypic genus Laciris.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Twongo, T.K. (2017) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Laciris pelagica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T60428A117051862. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Laciris pelagicus" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
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