Somalia Catfish

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Somalia Catfish
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. urostigma
Binomial name
Barbus urostigma
Boulenger, 1917

The Somalia Catfish (Barbus urostigma) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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