Smallscale yellowfish

The smallscale yellowfish (Labeobarbus polylepis) is a South African species of freshwater fish in the cyprinid family. It is native to the Limpopo, Incomati and Pongolo drainages.

Smallscale yellowfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Torinae
Genus:	Labeobarbus
Species:	L. polylepis
Binomial name
Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger, 1907)[2]
Synonyms
Barbus polylepis Boulenger, 1907 Barbus elephantis Boulenger, 1907 Barbus lineolatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913