KILLIFISH TANGANYIKA community_Aggressive along the junction of preoperculum

along the junction of preoperculum and operculum

and also for the aquarium trade

The base body colouration is greyish lavender

Smaller fish have the forehead at a steeper angle than more mature fish

or South American leaffish

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.