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Labeo nasus Boulenger, 1899 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 19 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Vertebrae: 31-32. Lips with transverse plicae; snout pointed and very prominent, with a fleshy upwards turned small transverse appendix; eyes very small in superolateral (almost dorsolateral) position; sometimes a darkish spot is found on the squamous caudal fin. Can be distinguished from L. sorex but for the snout length, eye diameter and postocular length (Ref. 12456). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in rapid water habitats (Ref. 1440). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||