Dwarf sanjika

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The dwarf sanjika (Opsaridium tweddleorum) is an African freshwater fish species in the family Danionidae. It is found in Malawi and Mozambique, living in Lake Malawi and the lower Zambezi River.[2]

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Dwarf sanjika
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. tweddleorum
Binomial name
Opsaridium tweddleorum
P. H. Skelton, 1996
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Size

This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Denis (b. 1949) and Sharon Tweddle, a husband and wife, because of their contributions of study specimens, and color slides to the study of fish of Malawi.[4]

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