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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); degeni: named after Mr. Degen who painted the aquarelle of this species in Boulenger's original desription.
Eponymy: Edward J E Degen (1852–1922) was a Swiss naturalist and ornithologist who lived and worked in Australia, Africa and England; he died in London. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
Labeo kibimbi is a valid species according to Ref. 26192; if accepted L. degeni does not occur in Lake Tanganyika.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical; 5°N - 10°S
Africa: lectotype and paralectotype locality of Labeo degeni: "Kinshasa, near the rapids" (Ref. 26192). Distribution of this species in the Congo basin as given in Ref. 26192, with reports from the marine lower Congo, Kasai, Ubangi, Wagenia Falls and upper Lualaba, is questionable.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4967)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 9 - 10; Wirbelzahl: 31. Lips with transverse plicae on inner surface; upper edge of dorsal fin convex or (feebly) straight; eyes in a lateral position (Ref. 12456).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Inhabits large rivers (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00423 - 0.01964), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (53 of 100).
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