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Cyprinidae
Enteromius deserti
Enteromius deserti
Nine Centimeters Carp of African Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallEnteromius deserti is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is found in permanent, spring fed oases and their associated temporary flows in wadis in the Tassili and Ahaggar mountains in southern Algeria. It formerly occurred in the Tibesti Mountains in southern Libya, but it is believed to have since been extirpated from there.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Enteromius
- Maximum length
- 9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: endoreic waters of the southern Sahara (Ref. 2801 ).
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
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Order
Family
Conservation status
