Nile carp

Nile carp
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Labeo
Species:	L. niloticus
Binomial name
Labeo niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) [2]
Synonyms [3]
Cyprinus niloticus Linnaeus, 1758 Cyprinus niloticus Forsskål, 1775 Labeo vulgaris Heckel, 1847

The Nile carp (Labeo niloticus) is a fish species in the genus Labeo . It feeds primarily on plankton, and is distributed along the entire Nile valley. It is generally believed^{[ by whom? ]} to be the fish that swallowed the phallus of the Egyptian god Osiris in the myth regarding his death at the hands of his brother Seth.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A.; Vreven, E. (2010). "Labeo niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T182692A7945029. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182692A7945029.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite iucn}}: uses deprecated |page= identifier (help)
2. FishBase
3. Bailly N (ed.). "Labeo niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)". FishBase . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2025-09-26.