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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); luluae: From the Lulua River, the type locality (Ref. 26192). More on author: Fowler.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?; 4°N - 1°S
Africa: Lulua River (Kasai River drainage, middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192). Report from the Aruwimi (Ref. 26192) unconfirmed in Ref. 106290.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26192)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997. Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions ichtyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo. II. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, Belgique. 227 p. (Ref. 26192)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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