Opsaridium boweni | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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