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Lake Turkana barb
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species: E. turkanae
Binomial name
Enteromius turkanae
A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982
Synonyms

Barbus turkanae

The Lake Turkana barb (Enteromius turkanae) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is considered a Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

References

  1. ^ Kosgei, G.; Nguku, J.K.; Linus, E.N. (2023). "Enteromius turkanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T60383A47186138. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T60383A47186138.en. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Barbus turkanae


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