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Labeo alluaudi

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Species of fish

Labeo alluaudi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species: L. alluaudi
Binomial name
Labeo alluaudi
Pellegrin, 1933

Labeo alluaudi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to the Cavally and Nipoué Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. It has also been reported from the Sewa River in Sierra Leone and the Via River in Liberia.

This fish has an elongated body shape and reaches a maximum length of 13.5 to 16.5 centimeters.

It is an endangered species known from a few African rivers, where it is threatened by overfishing, agriculture, mining, deforestation, pollution, and development.

References

  1. ^ Dankwa, H. (2020). "Labeo alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182874A134942348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182874A134942348.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alluaudi. FishBase. 2011.
Taxon identifiers
Labeo alluaudi


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