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Nile minnow

Index Nile minnow

The Nile minnow (Leptocypris niloticus) is a species of cyprinid fish found the Nile, Omo, Niger, Bénoué, Volta, and Senegal Rivers, and the Lake Chad basin. [1]

11 relations: Benue River, Cyprinidae, Franz Steindachner, Lake Chad, Niger River, Nile, Omo River, Senegal River, Species, Species description, Volta River.

Benue River

The Benue River (la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River.

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Cyprinidae

The Cyprinidae are the family of freshwater fishes, collectively called cyprinids, that includes the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives (for example, the barbs and barbels).

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Franz Steindachner

Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.

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Lake Chad

Lake Chad (French: Lac Tchad) is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Africa, which has varied in size over the centuries.

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Niger River

The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about.

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Nile

The Nile River (النيل, Egyptian Arabic en-Nīl, Standard Arabic an-Nīl; ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲱ, P(h)iaro; Ancient Egyptian: Ḥ'pī and Jtrw; Biblical Hebrew:, Ha-Ye'or or, Ha-Shiḥor) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world, though some sources cite the Amazon River as the longest.

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Omo River

The Omo River (also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin.

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Senegal River

The Senegal River (نهر السنغال, Fleuve Sénégal) is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Species description

A species description is a formal description of a newly discovered species, usually in the form of a scientific paper.

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Volta River

The Volta River is the main river system in the West African country of Ghana.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_minnow

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