Labeo lunatus Jubb, 1963

Upper Zambezi labeo

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cypriniformes \| Cyprinidae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	新月野鲮, Labeo srpovité, Bo-Zambezi-labeo, ... more

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Main reference

Reid, G.M. 1985. (Ref. 1440)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248); max. published weight: 2,500 g (Ref. 7248)

Environment

Benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 11°S - 22°S

Africa: Upper Zambezi/Okavango Rivers.
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Found over rocks in mainstream and in large soft-bottomed floodplain lagoons. Grazes algae and aufwuchs as well as detritus. A shoaling species, breeding in summer, possibly in flooded marginal habitats, as the young fish are caught in large numbers in fish-weirs set across floodwaters receding from floodplains (Ref. 7248).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Least Concern (LC)	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.6)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Sa-a, Pascualita

Modified by Sa-a, Pascualita

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