Ewaso Nyiro labeo

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Ewaso Nyiro labeo
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. percivali
Binomial name
Labeo percivali
Boulenger, 1912

The Ewaso Nyiro labeo (Labeo percivali) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.

Its natural habitat is rivers, and it is found only in Kenya, where its namesake river flows.

It was formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN, but is now Least Concern. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kosgei, G.; Nguku, J.K.; Linus, E.N. & Nyagweth, W. (2023). "Labeo percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T61280A47243417. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61280A47243417.en . Retrieved 3 January 2024.