Labeo barbatus Boulenger, 1898 |
Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
Max. size: | 56.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192). | |||
Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Vertebrae: 33-33. Lips with transverse plicae on inner surface, eyes are superolateral, has two long pairs of barbels (Ref. 12456). | |||
Biology: | Occurs in middle and lower reaches of the Congo basin with rapid water flow (Ref. 26192). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |