Sanagia velifera

Sanagia velifera
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Sanagia; Holly, 1926
Species:	S. velifera
Binomial name
	Sanagia velifera; Holly, 1926
Synonyms
	Varicorhinus velifera (Holly, 1926);

Sanagia velifera is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Sanaga River in Cameroon. It is the only member of its genus. It is threatened by pollution of the Sanaga River by sewage and by the construction of an oil pipeline along the course of the river.^[1]

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Sanagia velifera". FishBase. August 2011 version.

^ ^a ^b Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Contreras-MacBeath, T. (2009). "Sanagia velifera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2009: e.T169465A6634371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169465A6634371.en.

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[IUCN-1] Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Contreras-MacBeath, T. (2009). "Sanagia velifera". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2009: e.T169465A6634371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169465A6634371.en.

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