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Cyprinidae
Harlequin Sharkminnow
Labeo cyclorhynchus
Fish Reaching Sixteen Centimeters in African Waters
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumThe harlequin sharkminnow (Labeo cyclorhynchus) is a freshwater cyprinid fish from central Africa. It is also known as the harlequin shark and variegated shark, especially in the aquarium hobby.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Labeo
- Maximum length
- 16 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, and in the Ogowe river in Gabon (Ref. 26192 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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