Labeo molybdinus Plessis (du), 1963 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Marshall 2011 | Reid,, 1985 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Loodvis (Afrikaans), Labeo tugelské (Czech), Leaden labeo (English), Tinajas narmasmokk (Estonian), Kuluta (Venda: South Africa) .
  • Current distribution known : known from the middle and lower Zambezi River System south to the Tugela River in southern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa .
  • Distribution_references : Marshall 2011 | Reid,, 1985 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : grazes algae and `aufwuchs' from firm surfaces .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Mérona et al., 1988 .
  • Habitat / home range : prefers high veldt rapids but is absent from the coldest streams. Found more often in large permanent pools of seasonal rivers and prefers deep pools, but will enter rapids .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Marshall 2011 | Reid,, 1985 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Phylogeny : Liyandja et al., 2022 .
  • Reproduction : migrates upstream in rain-swollen rivers to breed .
  • Reproduction_references : Marshall 2011 .
  • Size : 380 mm SL .
  • Types :
    • Labeo molybdinus Plessis (du), 1963: 330, fig. d. Type locality: "Transvaal". Holotype AM n° 1708; paratypes TM n° 28.813-28.818.