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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); batesii: batesii: species name dedicated to G.L. Bates who collected the type material (Ref. 26190).
Eponymy: George Latimer Bates (1863–1940) was an American farmer and amateur ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 10°N - 15°S
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, known from many rivers of this ichthyogeographical region: Kribi, Mungo, Thsela, Shiloango, Bongola, Ntem, Bitande, Ohumbe, Okano, Mouanda, Kelle, Ogowe, Messok-Messok, Mekay, Lolo and Mvi (Ref. 81639). Not known from the Congo River basin or from the Chad and Niger-Benue basins (Ref. 1440)
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 81639)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 11; Ryggkotor: 31 - 33. Diagnosis: snout rounded with deep transverse furrow; scale formula: 37-39 (38 commonly observed); 4.5-6.5 (5.5 commonly observed, exceptionally 4.5); 3.5-4.5 (4.0 commonly observed); 16-20 (16 commonly observed); dorsal fin with 10-11 (10 commonly observed) branched rays; upper edge of dorsal fin always concave; 32-33 (32 commonly observed, exceptionally 31) vertebrae; ventral fin origin located under the 4th branched dorsal ray; genital opening close to anal fin origin; rarely a longitudinal band, but if present unflared (Ref. 81639).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Young specimens (up to 2.5 cm SL) are recorded from the Benito River in Cameroon (Ref. 1440). Most of the individuals examined were collected from areas with rapidly flowing water (Ref. 26190). Maximum TL recorded: 19.0 cm (Ref. 2801).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00317 - 0.01655), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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