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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); barbatus: From the Latin barbatus which means long beard, barbels; name refers to the two well-developed pairs of barbels (Ref. 12456).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 5°N - 5°S
Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26192)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 33. Lips with transverse plicae on inner surface, eyes are superolateral, has two long pairs of barbels (Ref. 12456).
Occurs in middle and lower reaches of the Congo basin with rapid water flow (Ref. 26192).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Tshibwabwa, S.M. and G.G. Teugels, 1995. Contribution to the systematic revision of the African cyprinid fish genus Labeo: species from the Lower Zaire river system. J. Nat. Hist. 29:1543-1579. (Ref. 12456)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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