Labeo alluaudi

Short description: Species of fish

Labeo alluaudi

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Cypriniformes
Family:  | Cyprinidae
Subfamily:  | Labeoninae
Genus:  | Labeo
Species:  |

L. alluaudi

Binomial name
Labeo alluaudi

Pellegrin, 1933

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]

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

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dankwa, H. (2020). "Labeo alluaudi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T182874A134942348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182874A134942348.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182874/134942348. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Labeo alluaudi. FishBase. 2011.

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