African scraping feeder

The African scraping feeder (Labeobarbus beso) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.^[1] It is found in Lake Tana, and the Blue Nile and Awash River systems in Africa. It feeds by scraping algae off from the bottom with its mouth.^[2]

African scraping feeder
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Torinae
Genus:	Labeobarbus
Species:	L. beso
Binomial name
Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell, 1835)
Synonyms
Barbus beso Capoeta beso Capoeta dillonii Chondrostoma dillonii Dillonia abyssinica Dillonia dillonii Systomus beso Varicorhinus beso