Lacustricola centralis (Seegers, 1996)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Central East African lampeye (Lacustricola centralis) is a species of fish in the family Poeciliidae. It is found in Tanzania and Uganda. Its natural habitats are swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Central East African lampeye; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:58:58.335938+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lacustricola centralis (Seegers, 1996)
- Name authority
- (Seegers, 1996)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Genus
- Lacustricola
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCyprinodontiformes
- familyPoeciliidae Bonaparte, 1831
- subfamilyProcatopodinae Fowler, 1916
- genusLacustricola Myers, 1924
- speciesLacustricola centralis (Seegers, 1996)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lacustricola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lacustricola atripinna (Pfeffer, 1896) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola kassenjiensis (Ahl, 1924) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola moeruensis (Boulenger, 1914) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola myaposae (Boulenger, 1908) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola bragancai Huber, 2020 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola nitida Nagy & Manda, 2020 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola pygmaeus Bragança, Skelton, Bills, Tweddle & Chakona, 2021 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola hutereaui (Boulenger, 1913) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola gemma Nagy, 2025 | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola bukobanus (Ahl, 1924) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola katangae (Boulenger, 1912) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lacustricola kongoranensis (Ahl, 1924) | PoeciliidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aplocheilichthys centralis Seegers, 1996 Seegers, 1996 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1010772 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6NSGM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.