Opsaridium maculicauda

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Opsaridium maculicauda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. maculicauda
Binomial name
Opsaridium maculicauda
Pellegrin, 1926
Synonyms
  • Barilius maculicaudaPellegrin, 1926

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

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References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Opsaridium maculicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182075A7786173. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182075A7786173.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Opsaridium maculicauda" in FishBase . April 2006 version.