Labeobarbus ansorgii

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Labeobarbus ansorgii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. ansorgii
Binomial name
Labeobarbus ansorgii
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms

Varicorhinus ansorgii

Labeobarbus ansorgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. [1] It is endemic to the Kwango River in Angola.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Labeobarbus ansorgii" in FishBase . April 2006 version.