Labeo trigliceps

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Labeo trigliceps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. trigliceps
Binomial name
Labeo trigliceps
Pellegrin, 1926

Labeo trigliceps is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the Athi River in Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers. Its taxonomic status is uncertain and the specimens taken so far may be aberrant specimens of Labeo cylindricus . [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Vreven, E. (2006). "Labeo trigliceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T61304A12457974. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61304A12457974.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.