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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); cyclopinnis: From the Latin cyclus - circle and penna - fin; species name refers to the form of the upper side of the dorsal fin (Ref. 26192).
More on authors: Nichols & Griscom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 5°N - 10°S
Africa: middle Congo River, Ubangi, Ruki, Itimbiri, Wagenia Falls and Lualaba in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192, 51906, 106245, 106290). Associated to rapids (Ref. 26192).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26192)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Vertebre: 33. With plicate lips; falciform dorsal fin; eyes in lateral position; snout without transverse furrow or fleshy appendix at the end; genital orifice near the origin of the anal fin; maxillary barbels and rostra well-developed (Ref. 26192).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00305 - 0.02858), b=3.01 (2.76 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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