Nile carp
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Nile carp | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Labeo |
Species: | L. niloticus
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Labeo niloticus | |
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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[by whom?] 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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A.; Vreven, E. (2010). "Labeo niloticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T182692A7945029. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182692A7945029.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ FishBase
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