Ewaso Nyiro labeo
Species of fish
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The Ewaso Nyiro labeo (Labeo percivali) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
| Ewaso Nyiro labeo | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. percivali |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeo percivali Boulenger, 1912 | |
Its natural habitat is rivers, and it is found only in Kenya, where its namesake river flows.
It was formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN, but is now Least Concern.[1]
