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Labeo weeksii Boulenger, 1909

Sicklefin labeo
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: Bwele, Selele, Shelele
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the (marine) lower Congo, Pool Malebo, middle Congo River, Kasai, Lukenie (Ref. 26190), Sankuru (Ref. 13455, 26190), Ubangi, Uélé (Ref. 26190), Wagenia Falls (Ref. 26190, 106245), Lualaba, upper Lualaba and lower Luapula (below Mumbatuta Falls)(Ref. 26190). Report from the Itimbiri, Aruwimi and Lindi-Tshopo (Ref. 26190) unconfirmed in Ref. 106290. Also Ref. 1440.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  weeksii: named after the missionary Rev. J.H. Weeks who collected the type material of this species (Ref. 26190).
  More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser benthopelagisch.   Tropical

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Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin; also in the Malagarasi basin (Ref. 26190). Most closely resembles Labeo lineatus and is only dubiously distinct from that species (Ref. 1440).

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2801)

Kurzbeschreibung Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 11 - 13; Wirbelzahl: 30 - 31. Both lips have rows of conical papillae on the inner surface; the upper edge of the dorsal fin is straight or feebly convex; the body has the characteristic longitudinal dark bands; a dark spot is found on the caudal peduncle (Ref. 26190, 12456).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Found over sandy bottoms of deep waters of the middle reaches of the Congo River. This species was collected from areas with rapidly flowing water (Ref. 26190).

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Reid, G.M., 1985. A revision of African species of Labeo (Pisces: Cyprinidae) and a re-definition of the genus. Verlag von J. Cramer, Braunschweig. 322 p. (Ref. 1440)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Harmless




Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00317 - 0.01581), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.