Barbus turkanae
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The Lake Turkana barb (''Enteromius turkanae'') 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 Turkana Lake Turkana (), formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake. B ...
in Kenya. It is not considered a threatened species by the
IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...
.


References

Enteromius Freshwater fish of Kenya Fish of Lake Turkana Fish described in 1982 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Barbinae-stub