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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: present within the drainage basins of the Cavally and Nipoué (Cess) rivers (Ref. 2801, 2940, 13331, 81282) in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia (Ref. 2940). Reported from Sewa River in Sierra Leone (Ref. 13331) and Via River in Liberia (Ref. 43268). Also Ref. 1440.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal soft rays: 7. Diagnosis: body very elongate; back nearly straight from head to caudal fin, a feature unique for this species; body depth 1.8-2.0x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.8-1.1x its length; 42 (50-150mm) gill rakers; scale formula 4.5-5/34-36/5.5-6; 2.5-3 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 16 scales around caudal peduncle; 9-10 dorsal fin branched rays; known from Eastern Liberia and Western Côte d’Ivoire (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Maximum TL was recorded at 16.5 cm (Ref. 2801).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.00708 (0.00317 - 0.01581), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).