Labeo alluaudi
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| Labeo alluaudi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. alluaudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeo alluaudi Pellegrin, 1933 | |
Labeo alluaudi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to the Cavally and Nipoué Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.[1] It has also been reported from the Sewa River in Sierra Leone and the Via River in Liberia.[2]
This fish has an elongated body shape and reaches a maximum length of 13.5 to 16.5 centimeters.[2]
It is an endangered species known from a few African rivers, where it is threatened by overfishing, agriculture, mining, deforestation, pollution, and development.[1]
