Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Engraulicypris Higher classification Mesobola | Phylum Chordata Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Mesobola spinifer Rank Species | |
Similar Cyprinidae, Cypriniformes, Actinopterygii, Opsaridium, Raiamas | ||
The Malagarasi sardine (Engraulicypris spinifer or Mesobola spinifer) is an East African species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is endemic to the Malagarasi River in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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