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Cyprinidae
Labeo bottegi
Labeo bottegi
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
LargeLabeo bottegi is fish in genus Labeo. It is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Named in honor of Italian Army officer Vittorio Bottego (1860-1897), who led expedition to Somalia (1895-1897), during which type specimen was collected.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Labeo
- Maximum length
- 79 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Known only from two river systems, the Juba/Webbi Shebeili (coastal system) and the Uaso Nyro (isolated inland).
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
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