Mesobola
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Mesobola
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Mesobola is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. There are four species in the genus, all endemic to Africa. They are known commonly as neobolins.[1]
These fish live in freshwater systems such as rivers and reservoirs, where they form shoals.[1]
Species include:[2]
- Mesobola bredoi (Poll, 1945)
- Mesobola brevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) – river sardine
- Mesobola moeruensis (Boulenger, 1915)
- Mesobola spinifer (R. G. Bailey & Matthes, 1971) – Malagarasi sardine
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Engelbrecht, G. D. & Mulder, P. F. S. (1999). Allozyme variation in the river sardine, Mesobola brevianalis (Pisces, Cyprinidae). Water SA 25, 293-96.
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Mesobola species. Fishbase. 2016.
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