Labeobarbus ruwenzorii
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Labeobarbus |
| Species: | L. ruwenzorii
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| Labeobarbus ruwenzorii (Pellegrin, 1909)
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Labeobarbus ruwenzorii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It reproduces by inserting its seminiferous tubules into the mate's orifice, resulting in the discharge of unfertilised spawn.[2]
References
- ^ Vreven, E. (2006). "Varicorhinus ruwenzori". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60733A12402171. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60733A12402171.en.
- ^ Reproduction of the Varicorhinus ruwenzorii Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, fish species survey of Cantão (in Portuguese)
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