Lake Malawi sardine

The Lake Malawi sardine or lake sardine[2] (Engraulicypris sardella) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi and its outlet, the (upper) Shire River; it is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[3]

"Lake sardine" redirects here. For for the species from Lake Victoria, see silver cyprinid.

Lake Malawi sardine
Lake Malawi sardines spread out to dry on the shore of Lake Malawi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Engraulicypris
Species:
E. sardella
Binomial name
Engraulicypris sardella
(Günther, 1868)

The Lake Malawi sardine is an important fishery species in Lake Malawi, both as a food fish and as bait.[1][4] It is a pelagic, shoaling species that feeds on zooplankton.[1] Lake sardine grow to a maximum size of 13 cm (5.1 in) TL, though commonly they are smaller.

References
  1. Vreven, E. & Kazembe, J. (2006). "Engraulicypris sardella". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2006: e.T60418A12362879. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60418A12362879.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Engraulicypris sardella" in FishBase. April 2016 version.
  3. Riddin, M.A., Bills, I.R. & Villet, M.H. (2016): Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini). ZooKeys, 641: 121–150.
  4. Thompson, A. B.; A. Bulirani (1993). "Growth of usipa (Engraulicypris sardella) in Lake Malawi/Niassa". Papers presented at the Symposium on Biology, Stock Assessment and Exploitation of Small Pelagic Fish Species in the African Great Lakes Region. Bujumbura, Burundi, from 25 to 28 November 1992. FAO. Retrieved 2013-05-21.


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