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Scientific Name Haplotaxodon microlepis    Boulenger, 1906
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Type Locality Lake Tanganyika.
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Size 260mm or 10.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 17 (pt 6, no. 1), pp 566, Pl. 38 (fig. 2)
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:42 (species record created: 2011 Apr 17 00:16)