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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); annectens: annecto: meaning joint or attached to (Ref. 26190).
More on author: Boulenger.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 10°N - 15°S

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Africa: principal coastal rivers of southern Cameroon to Cabinda, and from the Congo River basin (Ref. 26192). Also reported from the Cunene (Ref. 11970) in Angola.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81639)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 31 - 33. Diagnosis: snout rounded and prominent, usually with deep transverse furrow and very well-developed fleshy appendage at its anterior end (Ref. 26190, 81639). Scale formula: 38-39 (38 commonly observed); 4.5-5.5 (5.5 commonly observed); 3.0-3.5 (3.0 commonly observed); 14-16 (16 commonly observed); dorsal fin with 9-10 (10 commonly observed) branched rays (Ref. 81639). Upper edge of dorsal fin always concave (Ref. 26190, 81639). 31-33 (33 commonly observed) vertebrae; ventral fin origin located under the 4th branched dorsal ray; genital opening distal from anal fin origin; dark brown longitudinal band on flanks, not flared over scaled base of caudal fin (Ref. 81639).

Maximum TL recorded: 48.5 cm (Ref. 2801). Occurs in flowing rivers; consumed as food (Ref. 11970).

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Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997. Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions ichtyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo. II. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, Belgique. 227 p. (Ref. 26192)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00313 - 0.01677), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), 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 (11 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Labeo annectens Boulenger, 1903