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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Labeo Simpsoni

Labeo simpsoni Bertram, 1943
Max Length
22 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for Labeo Simpsoni is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Labeo simpsoni
Authority
Bertram, 1943
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
22 cm
Latitude
15°S – 7°N
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. Lips plicate; dorsal fin falciform with 4 simple and 9 to 10 branched rays; snout rounded, very prominent and provided with a large, deep transverse furrow and a fleshy appendix at the end, numerous tubercules on the snout and the rostral lobe; eyes in superolateral position; body elongated with a dark lateral brown band on the flanks, broadens at the base of the caudal fin; genital orifice very far from origin of the anal fin .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Labeo Simpsoni is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Labeo Simpsoni is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Labeo Simpsoni is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 7°N - 15°S Central African Republic, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.04 (TL)
Max TL
22cm
Dorsal Rays
10
Vertebrae
30

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
34.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Latitude Range
7°N – 15°S
Described By
Bertram, 1943

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES Labeo Simpsonovo

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 4 records indexed .

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