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Nile minnow
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Danioninae
Genus:	Leptocypris
Species:	L. niloticus
Binomial name
Leptocypris niloticus de Joannis, 1835
Synonyms
Alburnus alexandrinus Steindachner, 1893 Alburnus niloticus (de Joannis, 1835) Barilius niloticus (de Joannis, 1835) Barilius thebensis (de Joannis, 1835) Leuciscus niloticus de Joannis, 1835 Leuciscus thebensis de Joannis, 1835 Opsarius thebensis (de Joannis, 1835)

The Nile minnow (Leptocypris niloticus) is a species of cyprinid fish found the Nile, Omo, Niger, Bénoué, Volta, and Senegal Rivers, and the Lake Chad basin. It was described by Léon-Daniel de Joannis in 1835.

References

1. Azeroual, A., Entsua-Mensah, M., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Moelants, T., Twongo, T. & Vreven, E. 2010. Leptocypris niloticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T182880A7993667. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182880A7993667.en. Downloaded 26 July 2017.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptocypris niloticus". FishBase. April 2015 version.

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