''Prolabeops nyongensis'' is a

cyprinid fish Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ...

in the genus ''

Prolabeops ''Prolabeops'' is a genus of cyprinid fish endemic to Cameroon. There are two species in this genus. Species * '' Prolabeops melanhypopterus'' ( Pellegrin, 1928) * '' Prolabeops nyongensis'' Daget Jacques Daget (30 June 1919, Vineuil – 29 J ...

''. It inhabits

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...

and has been assessed as "data deficient" on the

IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...

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Endemic fauna of Cameroon Cyprinid fish of Africa Fish of Cameroon {{Cyprinidae-stub