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Labeo lineatus Boulenger, 1898 |
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photo by
Tshibwabwa, S.M. |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 78 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, Luapula and Mweru excluded (Ref. 2801, 26190). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-31 | |||
| Biology: | 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). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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