Labeo lineatus Boulenger, 1898
Labeo lineatus
photo by Tshibwabwa, S.M.

 Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
 Max. size:  78 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic
 Distribution:  Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, Luapula and Mweru excluded (Ref. 2801, 26190).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-31
 Biology:  Inhabits Lake Tanganyika and larger rivers (Ref. 4967) .Lives over mud bottoms close to sand banks. The adults are often captured over sandy bottoms in deep water (Ref. 26190).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 30.06.94
 Modified by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 10.02.99
 Checked by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 04.07.94

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