Labeobarbus pungweensis (Jubb, 1959)
Pungwe chiselmouth
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 Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cyprininae
 Max. size:  18 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Africa: Pungwe-Buzi Rivers in Zimbabwe and Mozambique; also the Ruo, tributary to the lower Shire (Zambezi) in Malawi.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Favors rocky rapids of cool, clear mountain streams. Scrapes algae and insects from the rocks. Breeds in spring-summer, young found in deep pools below rapids. Occasionally caught by anglers and subsistence fishers (Ref. 7248).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 01.07.94
 Modified by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 11.10.96
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 30.07.94

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