Lake Rudolf lampeye

The Lake Rudolf lampeye (Micropanchax rudolfianus) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana (formerly known as Lake Rudolf) in Kenya and south western Ethiopia.^[2] Within the lake it is found in shallow water among vegetation, spawning in the littoral zone and feeding on small insects and zooplankton.^[1]

Lake Rudolf lampeye
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cyprinodontiformes
Family:	Procatopodidae
Genus:	Micropanchax
Species:	M. rudolfianus
Binomial name
Micropanchax rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932)
Synonyms[2]
Haplochilichthys rudolfianus Worthington, 1932 Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus (Worthington, 1932)