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Etymology: Engraulicypris: Greek, eggraulis, -eos = anchovy + Greek, kypris = the name of Aphrodite, proceeding from Kypris, (Cyprus), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
Believed to be confined to the Lake Mweru system, with samples from elsewhere named as this species belonging to some other taxon (Ref. 2951); at present also reported from the Bangweulu-Chambeshi area, and from Kasanka National Park (but no voucher specimens available)(Ref. 95585).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Mweru-Luapula and Bangweulu-Chambeshi areas (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 95585) in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Howes, G.J., 1984. A review of the anatomy, taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the African neoboline cyprinid fishes. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) 47(3):151-185. (Ref. 2951)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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