African carp
(Labeo coubie)

General data

Scientific names: African carp

Habitat: Freshwater

Climate: Tropical

Native: Africa

Distribution: Nile, Volta, Geba, Corubal (Tomine), Senegal, Congo, Niger, Lake Chad, Gambia

Description
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The African carp is a cyprinid fish widespread in Africa, where it occurs within the drainage basin of the Nile (Blue, White, Lake Albert) and in the Chad, Niger-Benue, Volta, Senegal and Gambia Rivers, as well as the Cross River and Cameroon coastal rivers. Furthermore, it is also known from East Africa and the middle reaches of the Congo. Records from the Zambezi drainage need confirmation.

Max length : 75 cm SL; max. published weight: 5 kg