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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); kibimbi: Named after the vernacular name of the species in Kalemie (Congo) (Ref. 26192).
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical; 5°N - 15°S
Africa: upper Lualaba (upper Congo River basin) and Lake Tanganyika in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 47.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 26192)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 10; Vertebre: 31 - 32. Lips plicate, dorsal fins convex; genital orifice near the anal fin (Ref. 26192).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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