Labeo alticentralis
| Labeo alticentralis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. alticentralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeo alticentralis Tshibwabwa, 1997 | |
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
- ↑ Moelants, T. 2010. Labeo alticentralis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 October 2013.
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alticentralis. FishBase. 2011.
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