Labeo alticentralis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Labeo |
Species: | L. alticentralis
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Binomial name | |
Labeo alticentralis Tshibwabwa, 1997
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Labeo alticentralis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has been recorded from just a few locations, including two near Kisangani and one at Pool Malebo, a section of the Congo River.[1]
This benthopelagic freshwater fish reaches about 12.6 centimeters in maximum length and has dark brown longitudinal stripes along its body.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Labeo alticentralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182654A7935456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182654A7935456.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alticentralis. FishBase. 2011.