Lake Rukwa Sardine

Lake Rukwa Sardine
Lake Rukwa Sardine
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Chelaethiops
Species: C. rukwaensis
Binomial name
Chelaethiops rukwaensis
(Ricardo, 1939)

The Lake Rukwa Sardine (Chelaethiops rukwaensis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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