Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 50 m (Ref. 34291). Tropical
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)
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).
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
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);
