Purple labeo (Labeo congoro) fish species and information / pictures of Purple labeo - Labeo congoro

Purple labeo (Labeo congoro) fish species information

Scientific Name
Labeo congoro

Common Name
Purple labeo

Biology
Occurs in strong-flowing rocky stretches of larger perennial rivers. Grazes algae and `aufwuchs' from rocks and firm surfaces including the backs of hippos, leaving characteristic tracks. Migrate upstream in swollen rivers to breed (Ref. 7248). Can occur as either sail-fin or normal varieties (Ref. 4967).

Classification

Classified By

Peters, 1852

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Zambezi river and the Incomati system. Present in the warm sections of the Middle Zambezi, Pungwe, Buzi, Sabi and Lundi rivers but absent from the cooler sections. Also from the rivers of Tanzania, the Luapula-Moero region of the Congo basin and Malagarasi River in Lake Tanganyika.

Range

11°S - 27°S

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

22 °C

Water Temperature To

26 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Trophic Level

2.15 s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

41.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; gamefish: yes

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (56 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)