- Malagarasi Sardine
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Malagarasi Sardine Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Mesobola Species: M. spinifer Binomial name Mesobola spinifer
(R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971)The Malagarasi Sardine (Mesobola spinifer) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Natakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Mesobola spinifer. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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