Labeo Macmahoni
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''Labeo macmahoni'' is fish in genus ''
Labeo ''Labeo'' is a genus of carps in the family Cyprinidae. They are found in freshwater habitats in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia. It contains the typical labeos in the subfamily Labeoninae, which may not be a valid group, however ...
'' from the drainage of the River Dasht in Pakistan.Ciccotto, P.J. & Page, L.M. (2016)
Revised diagnosis of the genus ''Gonorhynchus'' McClelland (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Labeonini) with redescription of ''G. latius'' (Hamilton) and revalidation of ''G. wattanah'' (Sykes).
''Zootaxa, 4127 (3): 471–492.''
This species reaches a length of .


Etymology

The fishes name sake is not identified; but probably is in honor of the British diplomat and Indian Army officer Arthur Henry McMahon (1862-1949), who was responsible in asking Zugmayer to establish a collection of marine fishes for a national museum in Quetta, Pakistan


References

*Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p. Labeo Taxa named by Erich Zugmayer Fish described in 1912 {{Labeoninae-stub