Labeo lineatus Boulenger, 1898
photo by Tshibwabwa, S.M.

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  78 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, Luapula and Mweru excluded (Ref. 2801, 26190).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-31
Biology:  Inhabits Lake Tanganyika and larger rivers (Ref. 4967) .Lives over mud bottoms close to sand banks. The adults are often captured over sandy bottoms in deep water (Ref. 26190).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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