Lacustricola

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Lacustricola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Subfamily: Procatopodinae
Genus: Lacustricola
G. S. Myers, 1924

Lacustricola is a genus of poeciliids native to East, Southern and Middle Africa.

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lacustricola". FishBase . April 2017 version.