Clypeobarbus hypsolepis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
Genus: | Clypeobarbus |
Species: | C. hypsolepis
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Binomial name | |
Clypeobarbus hypsolepis | |
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Clypeobarbus hypsolepis 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 West Africa where it is known from the Niger River and the upper basins of the Volta, Bandama and Agnéby River in Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, with a disjunct population in the Niger Delta.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Olaosebikan, B.D.; Entsua-Mensah, M. & Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Clypeobarbus hypsolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181721A134914087. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181721A134914087.en. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Clypeobarbus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Clypeobarbus hypsolepis". FishBase.