Labeobarbus ruandae

Labeobarbus ruandae
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Labeobarbus
Species:	L. ruandae
Binomial name
	Labeobarbus ruandae; Pappenheim in Pappenheim & Boulenger, 1914
Synonyms
	Barbus ruandae (Pappenheim & Boulenger, 1914); Varicorhinus ruandae Pappenheim, 1914;

Labeobarbus ruandae is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Rwanda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

FishBase team RMCA; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Varicorhinus ruandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61306A47244799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61306A47244799.en.

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[IUCN-1] FishBase team RMCA; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Varicorhinus ruandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61306A47244799. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61306A47244799.en.