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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: only known from the Kakrima River in the Konkouré basin in Guinea (Ref. 2810, 2940, 81282).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: dorsal profile steeply arched between snout and dorsal fin; body depth 2.4-2.9x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.7-1.1x its length; distal margin of dorsal fin concave; 30-46 (50-150mm) and 49-56 (150-250mm) gill rakers; scale formula 5.5-6.5/38-39/6.5-7.5; 4.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 16 scales around caudal peduncle; 11-12 dorsal fin branched rays; known only from the Konkouré basin in Guinea (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Maximum TL was recorded at 49 cm (Ref. 2801). Affinities: L. coubie (upper edge of dorsal fin straight or slightly convex, very slightly concave chin). It is found in rocky, rapid-water habitats (Ref. 1440).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
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=0.00708 (0.00317 - 0.01581), b=3.06 (2.89 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).