Labeobarbus bynni , the Niger barb, is an African species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It has often been placed in the genus Barbus, but is now usually placed in Labeobarbus.[1] This is a relatively large barb, up to 82 cm (32 in) in total length.[2] It is caught as a food fish, but catches can vary greatly from year to year.[1]
Labeobarbus bynni bynni (Forsskål, 1775): Much of the Nile river system, including Lake Turkana and Lake Albert.
Labeobarbus bynni occidentalis Boulenger, 1911 – Niger Barb: This subspecies is found in the Chad, Niger, Senegal, Volta, Ouémé and Ogun river basins in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo.
Labeobarbus bynni waldroni Norman, 1935: Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in the Sassandra, Bandama, Niouniourou, Comoe and Tano rivers.
Common threats
Overall Labeobarbus bynni is widespread and faces no major threats, and consequently it has been evaluated as least concern by the IUCN. However, some local populations of L. bynni may be threatened by dams, water pollution, groundwater extraction, and drought.[1]
References
^ abcdefghAzeroual, A.; Getahun, A. (2018). "Labeobarbus bynni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T181643A135921035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T181643A135921035.en.
^ abcFroese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Labeobarbus brynni" in FishBase. September 2019 version.
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