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Cyprinidae
African carp
Labeo parvus
Thirty Eight Centimeters Carp of the Niger Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
MediumAfrican carp is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 38 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Labeo
- Maximum length
- 38 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: widespread, from West Africa, including coastal basins, Lake Chad and the Niger river basin (Ref. 2801 , 81282 ) up to the Congo River basin (Ref. 2801 , 2940 ). Widespread in the middle and upper Congo River basin (Ref. 26192 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
