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Genus Family: Cyprinidae 🍽️ 5 Edible 🎣 11 Game Fish

Labeobarbus

Species
128
Max Length
99 cm
Max Weight
22.2 kg
Max Lifespan
12 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.20
Threatened
5

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Labeobarbus

🐟 Species in Genus Labeobarbus

128 total
African scraping feeder
Labeobarbus beso
LC 💧 Freshwater
Clanwilliam yellowfish
Labeobarbus seeberi
NT 💧 Freshwater Game
congo yellowfish
Labeobarbus stappersii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Drakensberg minnow
Labeobarbus aspius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Incomati chiselmouth
Labeobarbus nelspruitensis
NT 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Acuticeps
Labeobarbus acuticeps
NT 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Acutirostris
Labeobarbus acutirostris
VU 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Alluaudi
Labeobarbus alluaudi
DD 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Altipinnis
Labeobarbus altipinnis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Ansorgii
Labeobarbus ansorgii
VU 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Axelrodi
Labeobarbus axelrodi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Batesii
Labeobarbus batesii
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Boulengeri
Labeobarbus boulengeri
💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Brauni
Labeobarbus brauni
DD 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Brevicephalus
Labeobarbus brevicephalus
💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Brevispinis
Labeobarbus brevispinis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Cardozoi
Labeobarbus cardozoi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Caudovittatus
Labeobarbus caudovittatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Clarkeae
Labeobarbus clarkeae
DD 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Claudinae
Labeobarbus claudinae
VU 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Compiniei
Labeobarbus compiniei
LC 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Crassibarbis
Labeobarbus crassibarbis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Dainellii
Labeobarbus dainellii
DD 💧 Freshwater
Labeobarbus Dartevellei
Labeobarbus dartevellei
DD 💧 Freshwater

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
128

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
VU
DD
Least Concern 50
Near Threatened 6
Vulnerable 11
Endangered 5
Critically Endangered 2
Extinct 2
Data Deficient 43

🌐 Geographic Distribution

South Africa
3 spp.
Zimbabwe
3 spp.
Saudi Arabia
1 spp.
Zambia
1 spp.
Mozambique
1 spp.
Botswana
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

piscivore
100%
6
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
50 m