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Clanwilliam sandfish

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Clanwilliam sandfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. seeberi
Binomial name
Labeo seeberi
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IUCN range
  Extant (resident)

The Clanwilliam sandfish (Labeo seeberi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Olifants River system in South Africa. It is one of South Africa's most threatened freshwater fish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jordaan, M.; Lubbe, A.; Bragg, C.; Paxton, B.R.; Schumann, M.; Van der Walt, R. & Ngobela, T. (2020) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Labeo seeberi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T11071A174778890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T11071A174778890.en. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ Getaway Magazine, Saving South Africa's most threatened fish by Chloe Cowley, April 2022