Labeo altivelis Peters, 1852 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Biology : De Bont & Maes, 1956 .
  • Colour pattern : Marshall 2011 | Reid,, 1985 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Common names : Hunyani-labeo / Manyame-moddervis (Afrikaans), Mpumbu / Mpunbu (Bemba: Zambia), Labeo rudonosé (Czech), Hunyani labeo / Manyame labeo / Rednose labeo / Rednose mudsucker / Sailfin mudsucker (English), Puriuim-narmasmokk (Estonian), Punakuonolabeo (Finnish), Njole [Nyanja (Chichewa): Malawi] .
  • Condition / length-weight relationship : Marshall 2011 | Torres Jr., 1992 .
  • Current distribution known : found from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In central Africa, it is known from the upper Congo River and the Luapula-Mweru region and Lake Bangweulu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In eastern Africa, it occurs in the Lower Shire River, Malawi. In southern Africa, this species is present in the lower and middle Zambezi, Pungwe, Save and Buzi Rivers in Mozambique, and the Zambian Congo .
  • Distribution_references : Marshall 2011 | Reid,, 1985 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Ecology : De Bont & Maes, 1956 .
  • Food habits / trophic level : grazes on algae and aufwuchs from rocks .
  • Food habits / trophic level_references : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Genetics : Beshera & Harris, 2019 | Kanu et al., 2022 | Yang et al., 2012 .
  • Growth / growth performance : Kolding et al., 1992 | Marshall 2011 .
  • Habitat / home range : : prefers large rivers but is also found in large lakes and dams .
  • Habitat_references : Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Marshall 2011 | Reid,, 1985 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 | Van Steenberge et al., 2016b .
  • Mortality : Kolding et al., 1992 .
  • Parasites : Marshall 2011 .
  • Phylogeny : Beshera & Harris, 2019 | Kanu et al., 2022 | Yang et al., 2012 .
  • Reproduction : individuals come into breeding condition just before the rains and spawn during the rainy season .
  • Reproduction_references : Marshall 2011 | Skelton, 1993b | Skelton, 2001 .
  • Size : 490 mm TL; 3,600 g .
  • Types :
    • Labeo altivelis Peters, 1852: 683. Type locality: "Mozambique". Syntypes (6) ZMHU n° 3283, 3284, 3285, 3286 and 3287| Peters, 1868 a: 43, pl. 8.
  • Use and trade : : intensely fished and caviar is produced from eggs collected during migration from Lake Mweru to Luapula River. This species is of some economic importance especially during the low water conditions of the dry season .
  • Zoological_nomenclature / taxonomic information : Van Steenberge et al., 2016a .