Barbus macrolepis

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Barbus macrolepis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. macrolepis
Binomial name
Barbus macrolepis
Pfeffer,1889

Barbus macrolepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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