Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Chelaethiops

Chelaethiops (Carp)

Synonyms: Anchovicypris; Chalaethiops

Wikipedia Abstract

Chelaethiops is a genus of cyprinid fish found in lakes and rivers of Africa. While commonly called "sardines", they are not related to the true sardines of the family Clupeidae. There are currently five recognized species in this genus.
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Species

Chelaethiops bibie (Turkana sardine) (Attributes)
Chelaethiops congicus (Carp)
Chelaethiops elongatus (Carp)
Chelaethiops minutus (Carp)
Chelaethiops rukwaensis (Lake Rukwa sardine) (Vulnerable)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0