Opsaridium

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Opsaridium Higher classification Cyprinidae Order Cypriniformes		Family Cyprinidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Lake salmon, Dwarf sanjika, Opsaridium microcephalum, Opsaridium loveridgii, Opsaridium splendens

Opsaridium is a genus of cyprinid fish found in Africa. There are currently 12 species in this genus.

Species

Opsaridium boweni (Fowler, 1930)

Opsaridium engrauloides (Nichols, 1923)

Opsaridium leleupi (Matthes, 1965)

Opsaridium loveridgii (Norman, 1922)

Opsaridium maculicauda (Pellegrin, 1926)

Opsaridium microcephalum (Günther, 1864)

Opsaridium microlepis (Günther, 1864) (Lake Salmon)

Opsaridium peringueyi (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913) (Southern Barred Minnow)

Opsaridium splendens Taverne & De Vos, 1997

Opsaridium tweddleorum P. H. Skelton, 1996 (Dwarf Sanjika)

Opsaridium ubangiense (Pellegrin, 1901)

Opsaridium zambezense (W. K. H. Peters, 1852) (Barred minnow)

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