The Ruwenzori lampeye (''Platypanchax modestus'') is a species of
poeciliid fish native to the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
and
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
.
It is found along lake shores and in the inflows of rivers.
References
Poeciliidae
Fish of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fish of Uganda
Freshwater fish of Africa
Fish described in 1914
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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