Red-spot mudsucker

Labeo lukulae

Red
Tropical
Coastal
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Labeo lukulae, the red-spot mudsucker, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish in the genus Labeo. It is found in western Africa from Cameroon south to Angola. It is exploited for human consumption.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Labeo
Maximum length: 26.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: principal coastal basins of Cameroon to the Chiloango in Democratic Republic of the Congo; in the Congo basin known from the Kasai and Kwango in Angola, and the Aruwimi and Wagenia Falls in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192 ). Presence in the southern Congo basin in Angola not confirmed in Ref. 120641 .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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