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Labeo cylindricus in Botswana
Redeye labeo

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Labeo cylindricus   Peters, 1852
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Lacyl_u2.jpg) by Seegers, L.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redeye labeo
Max. size:	40.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801); max. published weight: 900 g (Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous ; depth range 30 - 30 m
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C; 10°N - 28°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: within the drainage basins of the Zambezi, Limpopo, Incomati and Usutu-Pongolo Rivers. In the Congo Basin, its distribution is limited to the middle and upper regions (Ref. 26192). Also known from East African rivers and the region of the Cap; south through the Zambezi system (Ref. 7248).
Diagnosis:	Vertebrae: 29-31. Lips plicate; dorsal fin concave with 9 to 10 branched rays; eyes in superolateral position; genital orifice very far from origin of anal fin; body cylindrical, slightly elongated; snout truncate with deep transverse furrow and fleshy appendix directed upwards (Ref. 26192). Dark lateral band present in young fish only.
Biology:	Occurs in both sediment-free and sediment-rich rocky biotopes. Favors clear, running waters in rocky habitats of small and large rivers, also found in lakes and dams over rocky areas. Feeds on diatoms and other small algae from the rocks (Ref. 5595). Also feeds on `aufwuchs' from the surface of rocks, tree trunks and other firm surfaces. Masses upstream in masses to breed, using the mouth & broad pectorals to climb damp surfaces of barrier rocks & weirs (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Reid, G.M.. 1985. (Ref. 1440)
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Botswana country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in the Xakanixa Lagoon and mainstream channel of the Okavango Delta.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bc.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Merron, G.S. and M.N. Bruton, 1995
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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