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Cyprinidae
Nile minnow
Leptocypris niloticus
Ten Point Eight Centimeters Carp of the Niger Basin
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
SmallNile minnow is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Leptocypris
- Maximum length
- 10.8 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Africa: Niger, Benue, Volta and Senegal rivers (Ref. 2801 , 81282 ), also reported from Cross River but, so far, never found in other coastal basins in West Africa (Ref. 81282 , 81639 ). Also in Lake Chad system (Ref. 2801 , 81282 , 81639 ), Nile basin (Ref. 28714 ), Lake Albert (Ref. 4903 ) and Lake Turkana basin (Ref. 2801 , 52331 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
