Cyprinidae

Labeo alticentralis

Labeo alticentralis

Dark brown longitudinal body stripes

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Elongated
• Small
• Tropical fish

Labeo alticentralis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has been recorded from just a few locations, including two near Kisangani and one at Pool Malebo, a section of the Congo River. This benthopelagic freshwater fish reaches about 12.6 centimeters in maximum length and has dark brown longitudinal stripes along its body.