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Cyprinidae
Tana Labeo
Labeo mesops
Thirty Nine Centimeters Carp of the Congo Basin
- Brown
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
MediumTana Labeo is a freshwater fish found around Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 39 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Labeo
- Maximum length
- 39 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: present in Lake Malawi basin (Ref. 1878 , 52161 , 55909 , 96560 ), Juba system (1440) and Ruvuma River (Ref. 1440 , 97286 ). Status Tana River population is uncertain (Ref. 52331 ). Reports from the Lufira River, Upper Congo River basin (Ref. 1440 , 26190 ), are misidentifications of Labeo rosae (Ref. 96560 ).
- Conservation status
- CRCritically Endangered
Class
Family
Conservation status
