Labeobarbus platystomus (Pappenheim, 1914)
Rwandese carp
photo by FAO

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae
Max. size:  21 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Mukungwa River in Rwanda (Ref. 46152). Its presence in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 2801, 4967) is based on erroneous information.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 25 February 2016 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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