Labeo weeksii Boulenger, 1909 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Colour pattern : Reid, 1985 .
  • Common names : Labeo Weeksovo (Czech), Sicklefin labeo (English), Weeksi narmasmokk (Estonian), Keltahuulibarbi / Sirppilabeo (Finnish), Shelele / Wele [Kele (Ya Okandja): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Selele [Kele (Ya Wembe): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Wele [Lombo (Olombo): Democratic Republic of the Congo], Mbumba (Angola), Bwele [So (Eso): Democratic Republic of the Congo] .
  • Current distribution known : found throughout the Congo, from Central African Republic to Angola, as well as Burundi and Tanzania. In central Africa, it is widely distributed in the Congo River basin. In eastern Africa, it is also known from the Malagarasi River basin .
  • Distribution_references : Eccles, 1992 | Reid, 1985 .
  • Ecology : Gosse, 1963 .
  • External factors : Pwema et al., 2011 .
  • Food habits : feeds on algae .
  • Genetics : Beshera & Harris, 2019 | Lowenstein et al., 2011 | Yang et al., 2012 | Yang & Mayden, 2010b | Zheng et al., 2012 .
  • Habitat / home range : collected from areas with rapidly flowing water .
  • Habitat_references : Pwema et al., 2011 .
  • Morphology / anatomy : Reid, 1985 | Van Steenberge et al., 1996b .
  • Phylogeny : Beshera & Harris, 2019 | Lowenstein et al., 2011 | Yang et al., 2012 | Yang & Mayden, 2010b | Zheng et al., 2012 .
  • Size : 290 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Labeo weeksii Boulenger, 1909 a: 310, fig. 232. Type locality: "Monsembe, Upper Congo". Holotype BMNH n° 1901.1.31: 7.
  • Use and trade : harvested for human consumption .