Opsaridium boweni

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Opsaridium boweni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. boweni
Binomial name
Opsaridium boweni
Fowler, 1930

Opsaridium boweni is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Lulua River in Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium boweni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182771A7964991. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182771A7964991.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Opsaridium boweni" in FishBase . April 2006 version.