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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); barbatus: From the Latin barbatus which means long beard, barbels; name refers to the two well-developed pairs of barbels (Ref. 12456). More on author: Boulenger.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?; 5°N - 5°S

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Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 56.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26192)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Vertebrae: 33. Lips with transverse plicae on inner surface, eyes are superolateral, has two long pairs of barbels (Ref. 12456).

Occurs in middle and lower reaches of the Congo basin with rapid water flow (Ref. 26192).

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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. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Labeo barbatus Boulenger, 1898