Leptocypris guineensis

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Leptocypris guineensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Leptocypris
Species:
L. guineensis
Binomial name
Leptocypris guineensis
(Daget, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Barilius guineensisDaget, 1962

Leptocypris guineensis is a species of cyprinid fish found in Atlantic slope drainages of the Guinean mountain ranges. [2]

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References

  1. Diallo, I. 2020. Leptocypris guineensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T182337A134944377. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182337/134944377. Downloaded on 13 January 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Leptocypris guineensis" in FishBase . 4 2015 version.