Opsaridium splendens

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Opsaridium splendens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. splendens
Binomial name
Opsaridium splendens
Taverne & De Vos, 1997

Opsaridium splendens is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Burundi and Tanzania. [2] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Opsaridium splendens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T60381A12344678. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60381A12344678.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Opsaridium splendens" in FishBase . April 2006 version.