The Tana labeo (''Labeo mesops'') is a species of
ray-finned fish 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 endemic to
Lake Malawi and the
Shire River in
Malawi. Its natural
habitats are
rivers and freshwater
lakes. It is threatened by
habitat loss and
overfishing
Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish (i.e. fishing) from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of the fishery's existing fish stock), resulting in th ...
.
References
Labeo
Fish described in 1868
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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