Nile carp

The Nile carp (Labeo niloticus) is a fish species in the genus Labeo. It feeds primarily on plankton, and is distributed along the entire Nile valley. It is generally believed^{[by whom?]} to be the fish that swallowed the phallus of the Egyptian god Osiris in the myth regarding his death at the hands of his brother Seth.^{[citation needed]}

Nile carp
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Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Labeo
Species:	L. niloticus
Binomial name
Labeo niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
Synonyms
Cyprinus niloticus Linnaeus, 1758