Labeobarbus altianalis, Ripon barbel : fisheries, gamefish

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Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger, 1900)

Ripon barbel
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: More on author: Boulenger.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 34291). Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: known from the Middle Akagera (Ref. 27626), Rusizi River, Lake Kivu, Lake Edward, Lake George, Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga drainages, and northern part of Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 27626, 107916).

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 54.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27626)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. The anterior barbel reaches the middle of the eye but in general, it is very short, not reaching the anterior side of the eye; the posterior barbel always reaches beyond the anterior eye, sometimes including the anterior side of the operculae; lips well-developed. Sometimes, an outgrowth is present on the snout (Ref. 27626).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

In Lake Victoria drainage: inshore waters and affluent rivers (Ref. 4903, 34290). Young occur in shoals (Ref. 36900) in riverine habitats while adults occur in both riverine and lacustrine habitats (Ref. 34291). Swims upstream to spawn (Ref. 36900), probably in swift, rocky upper reaches of rivers (Ref. 34291). Feeds on gastropod molluscs, insects, plants, fishes and crustacea (Ref. 12526). In lakes Edward and George: in shallow water (Ref. 4903). In Rusizi River system: migrates to small upstream rivers to spawn (Ref. 87863). Oviparous (Ref. 205). A food fish for humans (Ref. 4537), but not of great economic importance (Ref. 4903).

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De Vos, L. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990. Description de Barbus claudinae sp. n. (Cyprinidae) avec synopsis des grandes espèces de Barbus du Rwanda. Cybium 14(1):3-25. (Ref. 27626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 08 October 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: ; gamefish: yes
FAO - Aquaculture: production; ; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00508 - 0.02060), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.52 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 85.5 [50.9, 150.4] mg/100g; Iron = 1.19 [0.78, 1.82] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [16.8, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.468 [0.199, 1.100] g/100g; Selenium = 97.1 [41.6, 211.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 52.5 [20.3, 128.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.46 [1.07, 2.05] mg/100g (wet weight);