Labeo parvus Boulenger, 1902

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cypriniformes \| Cyprinidae
Synonyms	Labeo chariensis, Labeo chariensis chariensis, Labeo gaudicheri, ... more
Common names	African carp, African carps, Labeo malé, ... more

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Main reference

Tshibwabwa, S.M. and G.G. Teugels. 1995. (Ref. 12456)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 38.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12456); max. published weight: 40.0 g (Ref. 3799)

Environment

Benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 7°N - 10°S

Africa: Widely distributed in the Middle and Upper Congo River. Also known from Chad, Senegal, Gambia, Volta, Niger basins as well as in the Ouémé and Mono Rivers and other coastal basins (Ref. 2940).
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. Prominent snout with tubercles. Short barbels. Concave dorsal fin in adults, allometric growth, longest ray grows proportionally faster than head length. Gill rakers on 1st branchial arch. Back blackish or greenish gray, whitish belly. Dark longitudinal band in middle of flanks from opercle to end of caudal peduncle, surrounded by light yellow band in young, fins tinted with pink. Dorsal: 3 simple, 9-10 branched. Anal: 3 simple, 5 branched.

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).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Binohlan, Crispina B.

Modified by Sampang, Arlene G.

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