Garra congoensis

Garra congoensis (Congo logsucker) is a small species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra. It is native to fast-flowing sections of the lower Congo River in Africa.

Garra congoensis

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Garra
Species:
G. congoensis
Binomial name
Garra congoensis
Poll, 1959[2]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Garra congoensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182036A7799196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182036A7799196.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Garra congoensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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