Labeobarbus rocadasi

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Labeobarbus rocadasi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. rocadasi
Binomial name
Labeobarbus rocadasi
(Boulenger, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Barbus rocadasiBoulenger, 1910

Labeobarbus rocadasi is a species of cyprinid fish that occurs in the Nyong River in Cameroon and in the Quanza and Lucala rivers in Angola.

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References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Labeobarbus rocadasi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63273A12647768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63273A12647768.en.