The Ewaso Nyiro labeo (Labeo percivali) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
Ewaso Nyiro labeo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Labeo |
Species: | L. percivali
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Binomial name | |
Labeo percivali Boulenger, 1912
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Its natural habitat is rivers, and it is found only in Kenya, where its namesake river flows.
It was formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN, but is now Least Concern.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Kosgei, G.; Nguku, J.K.; Linus, E.N. & Nyagweth, W. (2023). "Labeo percivali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T61280A47243417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61280A47243417.en. Retrieved 3 January 2024.