Labeo werneri

Last updated

Labeo werneri
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Species:
L. werneri
Binomial name
Labeo werneri
Lohberger, 1929 [2]

Labeo werneri is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in genus Labeo which has only been recorded from Lake Victoria. However, the type specimen has been lost and the only other specimen was a misidentification so the taxonomic validity of this species is in doubt. [1]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rohu</span> Species of fish

The rohu, rui, ruhi or roho labeo is a species of fish of the carp family, found in rivers in South Asia. It is a large omnivore and extensively used in aquaculture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Catla</span> Species of fish

Catla, also known as the major South Asian carp, is an economically important South Asian freshwater fish in the carp family Cyprinidae. It is native to rivers and lakes in northern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan, but has also been introduced elsewhere in South Asia and is commonly farmed.

<i>Labeo</i> Genus of fishes

Labeo is a genus of carps in the family Cyprinidae. They are found in freshwater habitats in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia.

Labeo trigliceps is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the Athi River in Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers. Its taxonomic status is uncertain and the specimens taken so far may be aberrant specimens of Labeo cylindricus.

The ningu is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Lake Victoria basin in Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by a loss of habitat due to pollution, siltation and drainage as agriculture expands in the Lake Victoria basin, by overfishing on their breeding migrations and by introduced alien fish.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Werner's catfish</span> Species of fish

Werner's catfish is a species of airbreathing catfish. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species reaches a length of 23.0 cm SL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kuria labeo</span> Species of fish

The Kuria labeo is a species of fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Burma, and it is known from Afghanistan and Nepal.

<i>Labeo angra</i> Species of fish

Labeo angra is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is commonly known as the Angra labeo. It is native to Asia, where it is distributed in Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, and Pakistan. It has also been reported from Afghanistan.

Labeo alluaudi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is native to the Cavally and Nipoué Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia. It has also been reported from the Sewa River in Sierra Leone and the Via River in Liberia.

Labeo alticentralis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has been recorded from just a few locations, including two near Kisangani and one at Pool Malebo, a section of the Congo River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rednose labeo</span> Species of fish

The rednose labeo is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Other common names include Hunyani labeo, Manyame labeo, rednose mudsucker, and sailfin mudsucker. It is native to Africa, where it is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

<i>Labeo bottegi</i> Species of fish

Labeo bottegi is fish in genus Labeo. It is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.

Labeo brachypoma is fish in genus Labeo which comes from west Africa, probably western Nigeria where the type specimens were most likely to have been collected.

Labeo curchius is fish in genus Labeo. It is endemic to the Salween basin in Asia, as indicated by Fishbase, but it was originally described from specimens taken from the Ganges and the source used by Fishbase does not state this species is endemic to the Salween but that it is present in that basin. The taxonomic status of L. curchius is uncertain and it may be a domesticated variety of Labeo gonius.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fringed-lipped peninsula carp</span> Species of fish

The fringed-lipped peninsula carp is a cyprinid fish in genus Labeo from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is listed as Least Concern in the global IUCN Red List of threatened species.

Labeo luluae is fish in genus Labeo which has only been recorded from the Lulua River and the Aruwimi River in the Congo Basin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Upper Zambezi labeo</span> Species of fish

The Upper Zambezi labeo is a species of cyprinid fish of the genus Labeo native to southern Africa.

Labeo quadribarbis is a species of fish in the genus Labeo. It is known only from the Middle Congo River in Africa.

<i>Labeo stolizkae</i> Species of fish

Labeo stolizkae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish frpm the cyprinid genus Labeo which has only been recorded from the Irrawaddy and Salween Rivers in Myanmar.

The harlequin sharkminnow is a freshwater cyprinid fish from central Africa. It is also known as the harlequin shark and variegated shark, especially in the aquarium hobby.

References

  1. 1 2 FishBase team RMCA; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Labeo werneri". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2016: e.T57507830A58341421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T57507830A58341421.en.
  2. FishBase