Raiamas longirostris

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Raiamas longirostris
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Raiamas
Species:
R. longirostris
Binomial name
Raiamas longirostris
(Boulenger, 1902) [2]
Synonyms
  • Barilius longirostrisBoulenger, 1902

Raiamas longirostris is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas . It is a freshwater fish and is only known from the type locality Ubangui at Brazzaville, Central Congo River basin, although the species may be more widespread. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Raiamas longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T182867A7990188. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182867A7990188.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Raiamas longirostris" in FishBase. April 2006 version.