Labeo worthingtoni

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Labeo worthingtoni
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Extinct  (after 1932)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. worthingtoni
Binomial name
Labeo worthingtoni
Fowler, 1958 [2]
Synonyms

Labeo worthingtoni is a species of benthopelagic, freshwater ray-finned fish in genus Labeo which was endemic to Lake Malawi [2] and is now considered extinct. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Tweddle, D. (2018). "'Labeo worthingtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T57507878A58341426. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T57507878A58341426.en . Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 FishBase