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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); parvus: From the Latin parvus meaning small, short; named after the small size of the type examined by Boulenger (Ref. 12456).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; potamodrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 7°N - 10°S
Africa: widespread, from West Africa, including coastal basins, Lake Chad and the Niger river basin (Ref. 2801, 81282) up to the Congo River basin (Ref. 2801, 2940). Widespread in the middle and upper Congo River basin (Ref. 26192).
Longueur à la première maturité / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm 10.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12456); poids max. publié: 40.00 g (Ref. 3799)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 12 - 13; Rayons mous anaux: 8; Vertèbres: 29 - 31. Diagnosis: distal margin of dorsal fin concave; body depth 1.9-3.0x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.8-1.2x its length; 24-42 (50-150mm) and 41-44 (150-250mm) gill rakers; scale formula 4.5-5.5/33-38/6.5; 3-4 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12-16 scales around caudal peduncle; 9-10 dorsal fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in stony river beds and in mountain pools formed by small brooks (Ref. 4906). Maximum TL was recorded at 51.5 cm (Ref. 12456).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Tshibwabwa, S.M. and G.G. Teugels, 1995. Contribution to the systematic revision of the African cyprinid fish genus Labeo: species from the Lower Zaire river system. J. Nat. Hist. 29:1543-1579. (Ref. 12456)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00891 (0.00721 - 0.01101), b=3.05 (3.01 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items. |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100). 🛈 |