Labeo alticentralis
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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
- ^ 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.