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Eponymy: Charles A Alluaud (1861–1949) was a French entomologist, botanist and naturalist who came from a wealthy family, living in a chateau where the painter Corot was a frequent visitor. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Issue
Barbus alluaudi is possibly an intergeneric hybrid between the cyprinid species Barbus somereni and Varicorhinus ruwenzorii (Ref. 114315); but both could later be considered as Labeobarbus species (Ref. 108777).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Ruimi, Mubuku and Sibwe Rivers on the eastern flank of the Ruwenzori Mountain Range in Uganda.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vreven, E.J.W.M.N., T. Musschoot, J. Snoeks and U.K. Schliewen, 2016. The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 177:231-305. (Ref. 108777)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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