Leptocypris lujae

Leptocypris lujae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.^[2] This fish is found in the Congo River up to the Lualaba River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.^[3]

Leptocypris lujae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Leptocypris
Species:	L. lujae
Binomial name
Leptocypris lujae Boulenger, 1909[2]
Synonyms[2]
Barilius lujae Boulenger, 1909 Raiamas lujae (Boulenger, 1909)

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Luxembourgian botanist-entomologist Édouard-Pierre Luja (1875–1953), who as a resident of Kasai, Zaire collected the holotype specimen.^[4]