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Cyprinidae
Rwandese carp
Labeobarbus ruandae
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumLabeobarbus ruandae is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Rwanda. Its natural habitat is rivers.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Labeobarbus
- Maximum length
- 26.2 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: known from the Upper Akagera system in Rwanda (Ref. 35818 , 46152 ) and Burundi (Ref. 98755 ). The introduction of tilapia and some Haplochromis may have been the reason for the decimation or extinction of the species in Lake Luhondo (Ref. 35818 ).
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
