Labeobarbus Jubae
📖 Overview
This species can be found in the Juba River, a permanently flowing river through acacia woodland; the fish were caught in a shallow stretch where the water flows rapidly over shingle .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. The body is relatively deep, the head short and the snout bluntly rounded . Two pairs of short barbels are present . Small, offwhite tubercles are distributed over the sides of the snout . The mouth is wide and ventral; the lower jaw is short, its anterior edge gently curved and covered with a sharp-edged horny sheath . Dorsal fin has 4 unbranched and 10 branched rays, anal fin has 3 unbranched and 5 branched rays . Alcohol preserved specimens are dark grey-brown dorsally, silver-grey laterally and pale grey ventrally, the fins are pale grey . In life, the fishes were intensely silver, darkening dorsally .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Labeobarbus Jubae is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Labeobarbus Jubae.
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