Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Labeo > Labeo mesops

Labeo mesops (African carp; Tana labeo)

Synonyms: Labeo gracilis; Labeo grammipleura
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Tana labeo (Labeo mesops) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found only in Malawi.Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Labeo mesops

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Labeo mesops

Attributes

Migration [1]  Potamodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kora National Park II 409762 Kenya

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
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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