Labeo niloticus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Labeo
Species
Labeo niloticus
Scientific Name
Labeo niloticus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Nile carp

The Nile carp (Labeo niloticus) is a fish species in the genus Labeo. It feeds primarily on plankton, and is distributed along the entire Nile valley. It is generally believed to be the fish that swallowed the phallus of the Egyptian god Osiris in the myth regarding his death at the hands of his brother Seth.

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Labeo niloticus in languages:

English
Nile labeo

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