Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 18°S - 27°S
Africa: lowveld reaches of Limpopo River, Incomati and Phongolo basins (Ref. 1440, 52193). Also known from Lufira River, upper Congo River basin, in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 96560).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm FL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2801); peso massimo pubblicato: 3.0 kg (Ref. 52193)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 15; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 8.
Found in the warmer reaches of rivers, particularly in sandy stretches of larger perennial and intermittent rivers (Ref. 1440, 52193). It feeds on detritus, algae, and small invertebrates (Ref. 52193). An active fish, leaps at barriers when migrating upstream in swollen rivers to breed in summer (Ref. 7248, 52193). Sexually mature at 15 cm TL (Ref. 7248).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.4 ±0.18 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).