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Labeo coubie Rüppell, 1832

African carp
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  coubie: Named after the vernacular name of the specimens in Cairo (Egypt), which were used for the original description (Ref. 26192).
More on author: Rüppell.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique; potamodrome (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 6°N - 6°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: very widespread, within the drainage basin of the Nile (Ref. 1440, 2801, 28714), Chad, Niger-Bénoué, Volta, Senegal and Gambia basins, as well as Cross River (Ref. 1440, 2940, 81282). Report from Cameroon coastal rivers (Ref. 1440) unconfirmed in Ref 81639. Not reliable known from the Congo River basin (Ref. 1440) and one controversial record from the East coast of Africa (Ref. 1440). Ref. 2801 reports presence in Warri (Nigeria) and Kingani (Tanzania).

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm 22.0, range 22 - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2801); poids max. publié: 5.0 kg (Ref. 3799)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 15-19; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 11; Vertèbres: 31 - 33. Diagnosis: dorsal profile straight to slightly arched; body dark and dull; rostral lobe poorly developed, its free margin smooth (Ref. 2940, 81282). Distal margin of dorsal fin straight or convex; inner surface of lips with 4-10 transverse folds or costae (Ref. 2940, 28714, 81282). Inferior mouth with well-developed lips forming a sucker-like ring enclosing the jaws; snout typically swollen, as long as or much longer than the postocular part of the head (Ref. 28714). Body not cylindriform, its depth 27-39% of SL (Ref. 28714) or 2.3-3.3 times in SL (Ref. 2940, 81282). Depth of caudal peduncle 0.7-1.3x its length; 26-46 (50-150mm) and 37-47 (150-250mm) gill rakers; scale formula 5.5-7.5/36-40/6.5-7.5; 4.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 16 (18) scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282). 11-14 dorsal fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 28714, 81282).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabit rivers (Ref. 4967).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997. Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions ichtyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo. II. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, Belgique. 227 p. (Ref. 26192)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 March 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00806 - 0.01300), b=3.03 (2.99 - 3.07), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Generation time: 5.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.12-0.26; tmax=5; Fec > 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 143 [40, 249] mg/100g; Iron = 0.881 [0.539, 1.555] mg/100g; Protein = 16.5 [15.7, 17.4] %; Omega3 = 0.388 [0.153, 1.012] g/100g; Selenium = 382 [148, 1,055] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.9 [4.7, 31.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.32 [0.71, 2.58] mg/100g (wet weight);