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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); lineatus: From the Latin lineatus meaning line, thin mark; named after its lingitudinal dark bands on the flanks (Ref. 26190).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, Luapula and Mweru excluded (Ref. 2801, 26190).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 78.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Inhabits Lake Tanganyika and larger rivers (Ref. 4967) .Lives over mud bottoms close to sand banks. The adults are often captured over sandy bottoms in deep water (Ref. 26190).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Reid, G.M., 1985. A revision of African species of Labeo (Pisces: Cyprinidae) and a re-definition of the genus. Verlag von J. Cramer, Braunschweig. 322 p. (Ref. 1440)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquaculture: experimental
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00423 - 0.01964), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 119 [33, 211] mg/100g; Iron = 0.79 [0.47, 1.41] mg/100g; Protein = 16.3 [15.5, 17.3] %; Omega3 = 0.362 [0.139, 0.995] g/100g; Selenium = 369 [140, 1,026] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.8 [5.5, 42.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.44 [0.78, 2.85] mg/100g (wet weight);