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Limnothrissa is a
small genus of
freshwater ray-finned
fishes elonging to the
family Dorosomatidae,
which also
includes the
gizzard shads and sardinellas...
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sardine is a term for two
related species (Lake
Tanganyika sardine,
Limnothrissa miodon and Lake
Tanganyika sprat,
Stolothrissa tanganicae), both of which...
- The Lake
Tanganyika sardine (
Limnothrissa miodon) is a
species of
freshwater ray-finned fish in the
family Dorosomatidae which was
endemic to Lake Tanganyika...
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Diplotaxodon limnothrissa is a
species of
haplochromine cichlid which is
endemic to Lake
Malawi and it is
found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. It...
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tilapia (Coptodon rendalli), and a clupeid, the Lake
Tanganyika sardine (
Limnothrissa miodon) The
sardine is
referred to
locally as 'Ndagala' or 'Isambaza'...
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includes Sardines and Shads),
which are only
found in Lake Tanganyika.
Limnothrissa miodon is a
large species,
typically 10–12
centimetres (3.9–4.7 in) long...
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Laeviscutella Poll,
Whitehead & Hopson, 1965 Lile D. S.
Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Limnothrissa Regan, 1917
Microthrissa Boulenger, 1902
Nannothrissa Poll, 1965 Nematalosa...
- opportunistic,
episodic exploitation of
Stolothrissa tanganicae and
Limnothrissa miodon when prey
concentrations were
unusually high. The fishes' breeding...
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exploit them
heavily on
traditional breeding grounds. A
single species (D.
limnothrissa) has
occasionally been
collected and bred as an
aquarium fish. As of...
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apparently in
direct relation to the
abundance of the
introduced clupeid Limnothrissa miodon which forms a
major part of its diet.
There is a
commercial fishery...
