Barboides britzi

Barboides britzi

Fish Reaching One Point Three Centimeters in African Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Barboides britzi is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp and minnow family, Cyprinidae which occurs only in the permanently flooded Lokoli swamp forest in the basin of the Ouémé River in southern Benin.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barboides
Maximum length: 1.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Ouémé River basin, southern Benin (Ref. 57421 ).

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