Labeo alluaudi

Labeo alluaudi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dankwa, H. (2020). "Labeo alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182874A134942348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182874A134942348.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alluaudi. FishBase. 2011.


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