Opsaridium microcephalum

Opsaridium microcephalum is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.[1] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.

Opsaridium microcephalum

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. microcephalum
Binomial name
Opsaridium microcephalum
(Günther, 1864)[2]
Synonyms
  • Pelotrophus microcephalus Günther, 1864
  • Barilius microcephalus (Günther, 1864)
  • Barilius guentheri Boulenger, 1897

References
  1. Tweddle, D. 2018. Opsaridium microcephalum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T60845A47217981. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60845A47217981.en. Downloaded on 27 December 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Opsaridium microcephalum" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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