Orange River mudfish (original) (raw)
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Species of fish
| Orange River mudfish | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeo capensis(A. Smith, 1841) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Abrostomus capensis A. Smith, 1841 Labeo tenuirostris Steindachner, 1894 |
Orange River mudfish (Labeo capensis) is a species of fish in genus Labeo. It inhabits the Orange River system of southern Africa.
L. capensis reaches a maximum length of 500 mm (20 in)[2] and the SA angling record is 3.83 kg (8 lb 7 oz).[3]
Biology and ecology
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L. capensis from the Fish River in Namibia
Occurs in a variety of habitats: quiet well vegetated backwaters, standing open waters, flowing open waters, sandy-rocky stretches and rocky rapids. Their preferred habitat is flowing rocky channels. Bottom feeder which grazes algae and organic detritus.[3]
Breeds in summer, gathering in large numbers in shallow rocky rapids where eggs are laid. Larvae hatch after 3 or 4 days. May live up to 8 or 9 years.[2]
Africa: within the drainage basin of the Orange-Vaal River system to which it is possibly restricted.[2] Introduced to the Fish River system in Eastern Cape, and the Crocodile River (West).[4]
Occasional angling species, also used in physiological and ecological research and is a potential commercial species.[3]
- ^ Barkhuizen, L.M; Swartz, E.R. & Impson, D. (2017). "Labeo capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T63280A100161272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T63280A100161272.en. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeo capensis". FishBase.
- ^ a b c Skelton, Paul H (1993). A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Southern book publishers. pp. 178–179. ISBN 1-86812-493-2.
- ^ JH Erasmus; W Malherbe; R Gerber; OLF Weyl; B Sures; V Wepener & NJ Smit (14 Jan 2019). "First record of Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841) in the Crocodile River (West) system: another successful non-native freshwater fish introduction in South Africa". African Journal of Aquatic Science. 44 (2): 177–181. Bibcode:2019AfJAS..44..177E. doi:10.2989/16085914.2019.1616529.