Largemouth yellowfish
| Largemouth yellowfish | |
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| Photo of the official South African Largemouth yellowfish open record of 22.2 kg, that was caught in Vaal Dam during an angling club competition. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Torinae |
| Genus: | Labeobarbus |
| Species: | L. kimberleyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913)
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| IUCN range (2016)
Extant (resident)
Probably extant (resident)
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| Synonyms | |
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The largemouth yellowfish or Vaal-Orange largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. This large freshwater barb is found in southern Africa. It is listed as a near threatened species.