Labeo barbatus

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Labeo barbatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. barbatus
Binomial name
Labeo barbatus
Boulenger, 1898

Labeo barbatus is fish in genus Labeowhich occurs in the Lower and Central Congo River basin. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Labeo barbatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182008A7785190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182008A7785190.en.