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Niger barb (Labeobarbus bynni)
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Ecological Illustration of Niger barb (Labeobarbus bynni)
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Cyprinidae

Niger barb

Labeobarbus bynni

Fish Reaching Eighty Two Centimeters in the Niger Basin

  • Tropical
  • Coastal
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Niger barb is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 82 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Labeobarbus
Water type
Freshwater
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