Lacustricola omoculatus (Wildekamp, 1977)
Ruaha lampeye

Family:  Procatopodidae (African lampeyes), subfamily: Procatopodinae
Max. size:  3.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.30000019073486 - 7.19999980926514; dH range: 1, non-migratory
Distribution:  Africa: Known only from its type locality, a swampy area in the upper Great Ruaha river drainage, central Tanzania.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium (Ref. 27139).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 31 January 2006 (D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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