Opsaridium engrauloides

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Opsaridium engrauloides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. engrauloides
Binomial name
Opsaridium engrauloides
Nichols, 1923
Synonyms
  • Barilius engrauloidesNichols, 1923

Opsaridium engrauloides is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found the Ubangi in the Central African Republic. [2]

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References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium engrauloides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182995A8018559. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182995A8018559.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Opsaridium engrauloides" in FishBase . April 2006 version.