Laciris

Laciris
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Procatopodidae
Subfamily:	Procatopodinae
Genus:	Laciris; Huber, 1981
Species:	L. pelagica
Binomial name
	Laciris pelagica; (Worthington, 1932)
Synonyms
	Haplochilichthys pelagicus Worthington, 1932 (basionym); Aplocheilichthys pelagicus (Worthington, 1932); Laciris pelagicus (Worthington, 1932) (lapsus); Micropanchax pelagicus (Worthington, 1932);

Laciris pelagica 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]

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Laciris
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Procatopodidae
Subfamily:	Procatopodinae
Genus:	Laciris Huber, 1981
Species:	L. pelagica
Binomial name
*Laciris pelagica* (Worthington, 1932)
Synonyms^[2]
Haplochilichthys pelagicus Worthington, 1932 (basionym) Aplocheilichthys pelagicus (Worthington, 1932) Laciris pelagicus (Worthington, 1932) (lapsus) Micropanchax pelagicus (Worthington, 1932)