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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.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical; 10°N - 15°S
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.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 81639)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9 - 10; Wirbelzahl: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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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=0.00724 (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).
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (11 of 100).
