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ningu (Labeo victorianus)
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Cyprinidae

ningu

Labeo victorianus

Endemic Carp of the Nile Basin

  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

ningu is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 41 cm.

Genus
Labeo
Maximum length
41 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Africa: endemic to the Lake Victoria drainage (Ref. 52331 ). Present in Lake Victoria and its affluent rivers, Victoria Nile, Lake Kyoga (Ref. 1440 , 4903 , 34290 ) and in the Akagera system in Rwanda (Ref. 46152 ) and Burundi (Ref. 40373 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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