Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs in flowing rivers. Consumed as food (Ref. 11970).
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Tshibwabwa, S.M. 1997 Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions icthyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo II. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, 227 p., Thèse de Doctorat. (Ref. 26192)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26192&speccode=11525
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Distribution
Africa: principal coastal rivers of southern Cameroon to Cabinda and from the Congo River basin. Also found in the Luongo River, Congo system, Zambia (Ref. 27609).
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Tshibwabwa, S.M. 1997 Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions icthyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo II. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, 227 p., Thèse de Doctorat. (Ref. 26192)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26192&speccode=11525
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Range Description
Labeo annectens is known from throughout the Congo River basin. It is also known from the Lower Guinea region where it is widely distributed in most basins.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Vertebrae: 31 - 33
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Tshibwabwa, S.M. 1997 Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions icthyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo I. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, 302 p., Thèse de Doctorat. (Ref. 26190)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26190&speccode=11525
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Size
Max. size
48.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801))
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Lévêque, C. and J. Daget 1984 Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=2801&speccode=281
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Diagnostic Description
Dorsal fin concave; snout rounded and prominent with transverse furrow and a fleshy appendix at the end; eye relatively small in superolateral position; genital orifice far from the origin of the anal fin; lateral band normal (Ref. 26190).
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Tshibwabwa, S.M. 1997 Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions icthyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo I. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, 302 p., Thèse de Doctorat. (Ref. 26190)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26190&speccode=11525
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
Labeo annectens is a benthopelagic species that occurs in flowing rivers.
Systems
- Freshwater
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Labeo annectens
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
CCTTTACCTCGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACCGCCTTAAGCCTTCTCATCCGTGCTGAACTAAGCCAACCCGGATCGCTTCTAGGTGACGACCAAATTTATAATGTTATCGTAACTGCTCACGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTTATGCCCGTCCTCATTGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGGCTCGTACCATTAATGATCGGGGCCCCAGACATGGCATTCCCTCGTATAAATAACATAAGCTTCTGACTCCTACCCCCATCATTCCTACTACTGCTAGCCTCTTCTGGTGTTGAAGCTGGGGCTGGAACAGGATGAACAGTATACCCTCCTCTTGCTAGTAACCTAGCCCACGCAGGGGCATCAGTAGACCTAACAATTTTCTCACTCCACCTAGCAGGTGTCTCATCAATTCTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACAACCATTAACATGAAACCCCCAGCCATTTCACAATATCAAACTCCCCTATTCGTCTGATCCGTGCTTGTAACCGCCGTACTACTTCTCCTATCACTACCAGTACTAGCAGCGGGTATCACAATGCTTTTAACAGATCGAAATCTTAATACCACATTCTTCGACCCGGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACACTTA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Labeo annectens
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
LC
Least Concern
Red List Criteria
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2010
Assessor/s
Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s
Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s
Justification
The species is widespread or without major threats throughout central Africa and is assessed as Least Concern.
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Management
Wikipedia
Labeo annectens
Labeo annectens is fish in genus Labeo found in Africa.
References
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