| Dwarf Lake Turkana robber | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Genus: | Brycinus |
| Species: | B. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Brycinus minutus (A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982) | |
The dwarf Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus minutus) is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya.
Lake Turkana, formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake. By volume it is the world's fourth-largest salt lake after the Caspian Sea, Issyk-Kul, and Lake Van, and among all lakes it ranks 24th.
Lates longispinis, also known as the Rudolf lates or Turkana perch, is a species of latid fish that is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya and Ethiopia. It grows to 57 centimetres (22 in) in length. Lates longispinis is important to commercial fisheries and is also known as a gamefish. It is not known to exist in the aquarium fish trade.
The Lake Turkana barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Chelaethiops minutus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika and its outflow, the Lukuga River and is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Chelaethiops is a genus of cyprinid fish found in lakes and rivers of Africa. While commonly called "sardines", they are not related to the true sardines of the family Clupeidae. There are currently five recognized species in this genus.
Neobola stellae is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Ethiopia and Kenya. It can reach a maximum length of 2.3 cm.
Pelasgus minutus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Albania and North Macedonia. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sclerophrys turkanae, the Lake Turkana toad or Turkana toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Kenya, and is only known from two localities; Loiyangalani on the southeastern shores of Lake Turkana, and the Ewaso Ng'iro River in the Samburu National Reserve.
Pelusios broadleyi, commonly known as the Turkana mud turtle, Broadley's mud turtle, or the Lake Turkana hinged terrapin, is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. The species is native to eastern Africa.
Bottego's shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found 1,750 metres (5,740 ft) above sea level in Ethiopia and possibly Kenya particularly northeast of Lake Turkana and one in Kenya from Marsabit.
The redfin robber is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
The Victoria robber is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. It occurs in Lake Victoria and some surrounding streams.
The large-toothed Lake Turkana robber is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya.
Brycinus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Alestiidae. Like other "African characids", they were formerly included in the Characidae but are actually somewhat more distantly related Characiformes.
Brycinus rhodopleura is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
Sadler's robber is a ray-finned fish species in the family Alestidae.
Haplochromis macconneli is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. This species can reach a length of 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) SL. The specific name honours the Officer in Charge of the Fisheries Department at Lake Rudolf, R. B. McConnell, for the assistance he gave to the Lake Rudolf Research Project.
Haplochromis rudolfianus is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana. This species can reach a length of 5.8 centimetres (2.3 in) SL.
Haplochromis turkanae also known in brief as Turkana haplo, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Turkana. This species reaches a length of 8.6 centimetres (3.4 in) SL.
B. minutus may refer to:
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