Lake Tanganyika Sardine

The Lake Tanganyika sardine (Limnothrissa miodon) is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Limnothrissa. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It and the Lake Tanganyika sprat are known collectively at kapenta.

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