Overview
Comprehensive Description
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).
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Reid, G.M. 1985 A revision of African species of Labeo (Pisces: Cyprinidae) and a re-definition of the genus. Verlag von J. Cramer, Braunschweig. 322 p. (Ref. 1440)
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Distribution
Range Description
Labeo lineatus is known from throughout the Congo River basin.
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Africa: within the drainage basin of the Upper and Lower Congo River [=Congo] and the great lakes of the eastern part of Africa like Lake Kivu, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Möero And Lake Bangwelo.
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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)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 910; Vertebrae: 31
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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)
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Size
Max. size
78.0 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)
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
Labeo lineatus is a benthopelagic species. It inhabits lakes and larger rivers (Eccles 1992). Labeo lineatus is lives over mud bottoms close to sand banks. The adults are often captured over sandy bottoms in deep water (Tshibwabwa 1997).
Systems
- Freshwater
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Labeo lineatus
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.
AMNHI296-10|t-075-7407|Labeo lineatus| ------------------------------------------CTTTATCTCGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACCGCTTTA---AGTCTTCTCATTCGAGCTGAATTAAGCCAGCCCGGATCACTTCTTGGCGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATGTTATCGTAACTGCTCATGCTTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCTGTCCTTATTGGTGGATTTGGGAACTGACTCGTGCCATTAATG---ATTGGGGCTCCCGACATGGCGTTCCCTCGTATAAACAACATGAGCTTCTGACTCCTACCCCCATCATTCCTGTTACTACTAGCCTCTTCTGGCGTTGAAGCTGGAGCTGGGACTGGGTGAACAGTATATCCACCTCTTGCAAGCAACTTAGCCCATGCAGGAGCATCAGTAGACCTG---ACAATTTTCTCACTTCACCTAGCAGGGGTCTCATCAATTTTAGGGGCCATTAATTTCATTACTACAACCATTAACATGAAACCCCCAGCCATTTCACAATATCAAACACCTCTATTCGTCTGATCCGTGCTTGTAACCGCTGTACTACTTCTCCTGTCGCTGCCAGTGTTAGCAGCG---GGCATTACAATGCTTTTAACAGATCGAAACCTTAATACCACATTCTTCGACCCGGCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCAATCCTTTACCAACATCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Labeo lineatus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 9
Species: 9
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 9
Species: 9
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.
History
- 2006Least Concern(IUCN 2006)
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Trends
Population
Population
Population Trend
No information available.
Population Trend
Unknown
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Threats
Threats
Major Threats
None known.
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Least Concern (LC)
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Management
Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquaculture: experimental
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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)
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Wikipedia
Labeo lineatus
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Labeo lineatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
References
- Hanssens, M & Snoeks, J. 2005. Labeo lineatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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