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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 3°N

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Africa: Nile River and lakes once connected to the Nile system (Ref. 2801, 2959); Chad, Niger, Senegal, Volta, Ouémé and Ogun river basins (Ref. 2940, 81282); coastal rivers (Sassandra, Bandama, Niouniourou, Comoé and Tano) of Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, west of the Volta basin. Following subspecies are recognized: Barbus bynni bynni; Barbus bynni occidentalis and Barbus bynni waldroni.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 82.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray forming ossified spine longer than head in specimens over 150 mm SL. B. bynni occidentalis: scale formula 5.5/26-31/4.5-5.5; 2.5-3 scales between lateral line and middle of belly, behind pelvic-fin origin; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 9 dorsal fin branched rays; 3-5/12-15 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282). B. bynni waldroni: scale formula 4.5/24-28/4.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and middle of belly, behind pelvic-fin origin; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 9-10 dorsal fin branched rays; pectoral fin with 1 spine and 14-16 soft rays; 3-6/14-17 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Feed on crustaceans, insects, mollusks and organic debris. In the Jebel Aulia Reservoir, annual spawning coincides with the onset of the floods. Fecundity estimates ranged from 72 x 1,000 at 33 cm (4 yrs.) to over 14 x 10,000 at 74 cm (8 yrs).

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Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Gamefish: yes

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Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål, 1775)