| Labeobarbus platydorsus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Labeobarbus |
| Species: | L. platydorsus |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeobarbus platydorsus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Labeobarbus platydorsus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately 84 kilometres long and 66 kilometres wide, with a maximum depth of 15 metres, and an elevation of 1,788 metres. Lake Tana is fed by the Gilgel Abay, Reb and Gumara rivers. Its surface area ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 square kilometres, depending on season and rainfall. The lake level has been regulated since the construction of the control weir where the lake discharges into the Blue Nile. This controls the flow to the Blue Nile Falls and hydro-power station.
The Ripon barbel is an East African ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. A notably large barb, its maximum recorded total length is 90 cm (35 in).
Labeobarbus is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially southern Africa, but also in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. A common name, in particular for the southern species, is yellowfish. The scientific name refers to the fact that these large barbs recall the fairly closely related "carps" in the genus Labeo in size and shape. As far as can be told, all Labeobarbus species are hexaploid.
Labeobarbus crassibarbis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus gorgorensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus, which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus gorguari is a threatened species of cyprinid fish. It is restricted to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus longissimus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus macrophtalmus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia where it is one of the rarer species of fish. It is threatened by overfishing, pollution, sedimentation and the introduction of invasive fish species.
Labeobarbus megastoma is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus nedgia is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana and its tributaries in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus truttiformis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus ethiopicus is a species of ray-finned fish, usually placed in the genus Labeobarbus. It is endemic to Lake Ziway, in Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus gananensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Ethiopia.
Labeobarbus gruveli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is known only from the Dubreka River in Guinea.
Labeobarbus iturii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is found only in the Ituri River in The Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Labeobarbus microterolepis is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Labeobarbus. It is endemic to Ethiopia. It may also be a hybrid of Labeobarbus ethiopicus and Labeobarbus intermedius.
Labeobarbus urotaenia is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus from the central Congo River system..
Labeobarbus wurtzi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus from the coastal river bains of Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Labeobarbus trachypterus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus from the upper Lualaba, Lake Mweru and lower Luapula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Labeobarbus caudovittatus is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Labeobarbus which occurs across a wide area of central Africa from Gabon in the west to Tanzania in the east.
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