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Cyprinidae
Leptocypris weeksii
Leptocypris weeksii
Fish Reaching Seven Centimeters in the Congo Basin
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallLeptocypris weeksii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This fish is found in the lower Congo River, the central and upper Congo River basin, and Pool Malebo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Leptocypris
- Maximum length
- 7 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: lower Congo (Ref. 42510 ), middle Congo River (Ref. 72505 ), Itimbiri, Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 106290 ), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 46861 , 106245 ) and lower Lualaba (Ref. 106245 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
