Athi sardine

The Athi sardine (Neobola fluviatilis) is a species of cyprinid fish.

Athi sardine

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Neobola
Species:
N. fluviatilis
Binomial name
Neobola fluviatilis
(Whitehead, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Engraulicypris fluviatilis Whitehead, 1962

It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitat is in the Athi and Tena Rivers.[2]

References
  1. Schmidt, R.; Bart, H.L.; Nyingi, D. (2020). "Neobola fluviatilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T167664496A47243356. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T167664496A47243356.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Neobola fluviatilis, Athi sardine : Fisheries".


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