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Labeo mesops Günther, 1868

Tana labeo
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Congo (Kinshasa) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: misidentification
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reports from the Lufira River, upper Congo River basin (Ref. 1440, 26190), are misidentifications of Labeo rosae (Ref. 96560).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cg.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Van Steenberge, M., L. Gajdzik, A. Chilala, J. Snoeks and E. Vreven, 2014
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  mesops: From the Greek word mesos meaning middle or half and opsis meaning sight; name refers to the state of the type material which was only half of the skin (Ref. 26190).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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