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Lake Malawi sardine
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Lake Malawi sardine

Engraulicypris sardella

The Lake Malawi sardine or lake sardine (Engraulicypris sardella) is an African species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to Lake Malawi and its outlet, the (upper) Shire River; it is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 99978.