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Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); mbimbii: Named for Prof. José Justin Mbimbi Mayi Munene (JJMMM) of the Biology Department, College of Sciences, University of Kinshasa.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Africa: Congo Dem Rp.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 131375)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 9 - 10; Raggi anali molli: 5; Vertebre: 28 - 29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 28-29; predorsal vertebrae 5; well-developed supraneural bones between the neural spines of the predorsal vertebrae 4; generally unbranched dorsal-fin rays 3; with a snout with a deep ethmoid furrow and well-developed fleshy appendage; a robust, deep-keeled, thick-necked urohyal bone (Ref. 131375).
All specimens of L. mbimbii have been collected in rapids along the Lulua River main channel over rocky substrates. These observations, combined with a dorsoventrally compressed body shape, suggest that L. mbimbii is adapted to rapid, rocky main-channel habitats. The waters where specimens have been collected are slightly acidic (pH 5.5–6.5), with low conductivity (2–5 μS/cm2) and low concentrations of dissolved solids (TDS 4–10 ppm). (Ref. 131375
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Liyandja, T.L.D. and M.L.J. Stiassny, 2023. Description of two new Labeo (Labeoninae; Cyprinidae) endemic to the Lulua River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kasai ecoregion); a hotspot of fish diversity in the Congo Basin. Amer. Mus. Novit. 3999:1-22. (Ref. 131375)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
