Labeo alluaudi
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Labeo alluaudi Pellegrin, 1933
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Labeo alluaudi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to the Cavally and Nipoué Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.[1] It has also been reported from the Sewa River in Sierra Leone and the Via River in Liberia.[2]
This fish has an elongated body shape and reaches a maximum length of 13.5 to 16.5 centimeters.[2]
It is an endangered species known from a few African rivers, where it is threatened by overfishing, agriculture, mining, deforestation, pollution, and development.[1]
References
- ^ a b Bousso, T. and P. Lalèyè. 2010. Labeo alluaudi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 October 2013.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alluaudi. FishBase. 2011.