Labeo alluaudi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to the Cavally and Nipoué Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia.[1] It has also been reported from the Sewa River in Sierra Leone and the Via River in Liberia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. alluaudi
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| Binomial name | |
| Labeo alluaudi Pellegrin, 1933
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This fish has an elongated body shape and reaches a maximum length of 13.5 to 16.5 centimeters.[2]
It is an endangered species known from a few African rivers, where it is threatened by overfishing, agriculture, mining, deforestation, pollution, and development.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Dankwa, H. (2020). "Labeo alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182874A134942348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182874A134942348.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alluaudi. FishBase. 2011.
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