Prolabeops melanhypopterus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Moelants, T. |year=2010 |title=Prolabeops melanhypopterus |page=e.T181934A7767618 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181934A7767618.en |access-date=11 January 2025}}

|taxon = Prolabeops melanhypopterus

|authority = (Pellegrin, 1928)

| synonyms = {{Specieslist

| Barbus melanhypopterus| Pellegrin, 1928

| Prolabeops cameroonensis | Schultz, 1941

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| synonyms_ref = {{Cof genus|genus=Prolabeops|access-date=11 January 2025}}

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Prolabeops melanhypopterus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. It inhabits Cameroon and has a maximum length of {{convert|8.5|cm|in}}.{{FishBase|Prolabeops|melanhypopterus|month=October|year=2024}} It has been assessed as "least concern" on the IUCN Red List and is considered harmless to humans.