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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); altivelis: From the Latin altus meaning high and velum meaning veil, name refers to the dorsal fin (Ref. 26190).
More on author: Peters.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch; potamodrom (Ref. 138143). Tropical; 13°S - 22°S
Africa: lower and middle reaches of the Zambezi River system, including the Shire and Lake Malawi (Ref. 26190). Also in Lake Mweru and the Luapula (upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 26190). Range thought to extend to some East Coast rivers (Rufiji system) (Ref. 1440).
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 27.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5309); max. veröff. Gewicht: 3.6 kg (Ref. 52193); max. veröff. Alter: 9 Jahre (Ref. 7248)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 14 - 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 8.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adults prefer large rivers but is also found in large lakes and dams (Ref. 52193). They graze on algae and `aufwuchs' from rocks (Ref. 7248, 52193). From October to December in Lake Moëro, the adults gather and migrate to the spawning grounds; they go up the Luapula River up to the foot of Johnston Falls where they undergo one massive spawning between January and March. This massive spawning of short duration is known as kapata in the Luapula-Moëro system and in the tributaries of the Luapula. This species is intensely fished and caviar is produce from eggs collected during migration from Lake Moëro to Luapula River (Ref. 26190).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997. Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions ichtyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo. I. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, Belgique. 302 p. (Ref. 26190)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kleinfischerei; Sportfisch: ja
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00534 - 0.01873), b=3.05 (2.89 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (tmax=9).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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