Nyanza Barb

Nyanza Barb
Nyanza Barb
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. nyanzae
Binomial name
Barbus nyanzae
Whitehead, 1960

The Nyanza Barb (Barbus nyanzae) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

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