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Labeo alticentralis

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Labeo alticentralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. alticentralis
Binomial name
Labeo alticentralis

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alticentralis. FishBase. 2011.