Nile minnow

Nile minnow
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Leptocypris
Species: L. niloticus
Binomial name
Leptocypris niloticus
Joannis, 1835
Synonyms
  • Alburnus alexandrinus Steindachner, 1893
  • Alburnus niloticus (Joannis, 1835)
  • Barilius niloticus (Joannis, 1835)
  • Barilius niloticus niloticus (Joannis, 1835)
  • Barilius niloticus occidentalis Blache & Milton, 1961
  • Barilius niloticus voltae Roman, 1966
  • Barilius thebensis (Joannis, 1835)
  • Leuciscus niloticus Joannis, 1835
  • Leuciscus thebensis Joannis, 1835
  • Opsarius thebensis (Joannis, 1835)

The Nile minnow (Leptocypris niloticus) is a species of cyprinid fish found the Nile, Omo, Niger, Bénoué, Volta, and Senegal Rivers, and the Lake Chad basin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Azeroual, A., Entsua-Mensah, M., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Moelants, T., Twongo, T. & Vreven, E. 2010. Leptocypris niloticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T182880A7993667. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182880A7993667.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2017..
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Leptocypris niloticus" in FishBase. 4 2015 version.


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