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Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima'

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Scientific name
  
Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima'

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Labeo

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Alestes, Labeo, Bagridae, Mormyridae, Synodontis

Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima' is a formally undescribed species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family, found only in springs in the Mzima Springs in Tsavo, Kenya. While lacking published information, it has been listed as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

References

Labeo sp. nov. 'Mzima' Wikipedia