Lake Rukwa sardine
Species of fish
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The Lake Rukwa sardine (Chelaethiops rukwaensis) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Danionidae. It is found only in Tanzania. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Lake Rukwa sardine | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Chelaethiops |
| Species: | C. rukwaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Ricardo, 1939) | |
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