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Lake Tanganyika sprat
Conservation status
Lake Tanganyika sprat
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Clupeiformes
Family: Dorosomatidae
Genus: Stolothrissa
Regan, 1917
Species:
S. tanganicae
Binomial name
Stolothrissa tanganicae
Regan, 1917

The Lake Tanganyika sprat (Stolothrissa tanganicae) is a species of fish in the family Dorosomatidae. It is monotypic within the genus Stolothrissa. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It and the Lake Tanganyika sardine are known collectively as kapenta.

  1. ^ Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Stolothrissa tanganicae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60752A12405999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60752A12405999.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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