Labeobarbus bynni , the Niger barb, is an African species of cyprinid freshwater fish.

[1] Labeobarbus bynni is found in tropical West, Central and East Africa ranging from Gambia to Ethiopia.

It occurs south as far as Kenya and Uganda, and north along the Nile to Egypt.

[1] There are three subspecies:[1] Overall Labeobarbus bynni is widespread and faces no major threats, and consequently it has been evaluated as least concern by the IUCN.

However, some local populations of L. bynni may be threatened by dams, water pollution, groundwater extraction, and drought.