Biology:Congo barb

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Congo barb
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Clypeobarbus
Species:
C. congicus
Binomial name
Clypeobarbus congicus
(Boulenger, 1899)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus congicus Boulenger, 1899

The Congo barb (Clypeobarbus congicus) is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.[2] This species is found in the basin of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and in the Ruzizi River in Burundi and the Malagarasi River in western Tanzania in East Africa.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5160494 entry