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Labeo parvus Boulenger, 1902

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Ghana country information

Common names: African carp, Agbonmo, Nyalete
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Pra, Tano (Ref. 272, 30488, 81282), Bia (Ref. 272, 2940, 30488, 81282) and Volta basins (Ref. 2940, 30488, 81282). Also Ref. 1440, 11235. Importance to fisheries provided by H. Dankwa, pers. comm. 06/05.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lévêque, C., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  parvus: From the Latin parvus meaning small, short; named after the small size of the type examined by Boulenger (Ref. 12456).
  More on author: Boulenger.

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

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243).   Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 7°N - 10°S

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Africa: widespread, from West Africa, including coastal basins, Lake Chad and the Niger river basin (Ref. 2801, 81282) up to the Congo River basin (Ref. 2801, 2940). Widespread in the middle and upper Congo River basin (Ref. 26192).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm 10.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12456); publicerad maxvikt: 40.00 g (Ref. 3799)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12 - 13; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8; Ryggkotor: 29 - 31. Diagnosis: distal margin of dorsal fin concave; body depth 1.9-3.0x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.8-1.2x its length; 24-42 (50-150mm) and 41-44 (150-250mm) gill rakers; scale formula 4.5-5.5/33-38/6.5; 3-4 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12-16 scales around caudal peduncle; 9-10 dorsal fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in stony river beds and in mountain pools formed by small brooks (Ref. 4906). Maximum TL was recorded at 51.5 cm (Ref. 12456).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 May 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: saknar intresse; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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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=0.00933 (0.00605 - 0.01439), b=3.05 (2.93 - 3.17), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).