Labeo alticentralis

Labeo alticentralis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has been recorded from just a few locations, including two near Kisangani and one at Pool Malebo, a section of the Congo River.[1]

Labeo alticentralis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. alticentralis
Binomial name
Labeo alticentralis
Tshibwabwa, 1997

This benthopelagic freshwater fish reaches about 12.6 centimeters in maximum length and has dark brown longitudinal stripes along its body.[2]

References

  1. Moelants, T. 2010. Labeo alticentralis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 October 2013.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alticentralis. FishBase. 2011.


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