Labeobarbus brevicephalus

Labeobarbus brevicephalus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

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Labeobarbus brevicephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Labeobarbus
Species:	L. brevicephalus
Binomial name
Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997)[2]
Synonyms
Barbus brevicephalus Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997

The L. brevicephalus is one of 17 endemic migratory African barb species that makes a species flock in Lake Tana in Ethiopia.^[3] These small-sized, zooplanktinvorous, early maturing species perform breeding activities in the tributaries of the lake during the rainy season of the year.^[4] They tend to breed at the river mouth, downstream of the smaller tributaries near gravel deposits, in Lake Tana.