Clanwilliam Sandfish
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The Clanwilliam sandfish (''Labeo seeberi'') is a species of
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
in the family
Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
. It is found in the Olifants River system in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. It is one of South Africa's most threatened freshwater fish.Getaway Magazine, ''Saving South Africa's most threatened fish'' by Chloe Cowley, April 2022


References

Labeo Freshwater fish of South Africa Fish described in 1911 Taxa named by John Dow Fisher Gilchrist Taxa named by William Wardlaw Thompson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Labeoninae-stub