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Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius, 1775)

Niger barb
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 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: Labeobarbus bynni bynni; Labeobarbus bynni occidentalis and Labeobarbus bynni waldroni.

Size / Weight / Age

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

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Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; 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; dorsal fin with 4 unbrached and 9 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 5 branched rays; pectoral fin with 16-19 rays; pelvic fin with 1 unbranched and 8 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; dorsal fin with 4 unbranched and 9-10 branched rays; anal fin with 3 unbranched and 5 branched rays; pectoral fin with 1 unbranched and 14-16 soft rays; pelvic fin with 1 unbranched and 8 branched rays; 3-6/14-17 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feed on crustaceans, insects, molluscs 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) (Ref. 28714).

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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. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 March 2021

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00422 - 0.02065), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.26).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).