Barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo) fish species and information / pictures of Barbel steed - Hemibarbus labeo

Barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo) fish species information

Scientific Name
Hemibarbus labeo

Common Name
Barbel steed

Biology
Omnivorous, feeding mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 41299). Females are larger than males (Ref. 1441).

Classification

Classified By

Pallas, 1776

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: throughout the Amur basin (Ref. 1441); eastern Asia from northern Viet Nam to southeastern Siberia, Taiwan and Japan (Ref. 43281). Recorded from Mekong basin in Laos which apparently the result of introduction, either in Laos, or more likely upriver in Mekong basin in China (Ref. 37786).

Range

54°N - 19°N, 105°E - 143°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

20 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 35461); depth range 5 - 20 m (Ref. 6898)

Trophic Level

2.79 s.e. 0.32 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

62.0 cm

Common Length

40.6 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; k=0.16-0.19)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated