Labeo vulgaris

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Labeo vulgaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. vulgaris
Binomial name
Labeo vulgaris
Heckel, 1847

Labeo vulgaris is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the genus Labeo . It is endemic to Egypt. [1] It is sometimes considered conspecific with Labeo niloticus . [2]

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References

  1. "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes".
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Labeo vulgaris" in FishBase . April 2006 version.