Labeo roseopunctatus

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

Labeo roseopunctatus is a species of fish in the genus Labeo which occurs in the upper reaches of the Senegal and Niger rivers in Guinea and Mali.

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References

  1. Awaïss, A.; Lalèyè, P. (2010). "Labeo roseopunctatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182984A8016730. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182984A8016730.en .
  2. FishBase