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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); cyclopinnis: From the Latin cyclus - circle and penna - fin; species name refers to the form of the upper side of the dorsal fin (Ref. 26192).
More on authors: Nichols & Griscom.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 5°N - 10°S
Africa: middle Congo River, Ubangi, Ruki, Itimbiri, Wagenia Falls and Lualaba in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192, 51906, 106245, 106290). Associated to rapids (Ref. 26192).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26192)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 33. With plicate lips; falciform dorsal fin; eyes in lateral position; snout without transverse furrow or fleshy appendix at the end; genital orifice near the origin of the anal fin; maxillary barbels and rostra well-developed (Ref. 26192).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).