Labeobarbus brevicephalus

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Labeobarbus brevicephalus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. brevicephalus
Binomial name
Labeobarbus brevicephalus
Synonyms
  • Barbus brevicephalusNagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997

Labeobarbus brevicephalus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

The L. brevicephalus is one of 17 endemic migratory African barb species that makes a species flock in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. [3] These small-sized, zooplanktinvorous, early maturing species perform breeding activities in the tributaries of the lake during the rainy season of the year. [4] They tend to breed at the river mouth, downstream of the smaller tributaries near gravel deposits, in Lake Tana.

References

  1. Abdissa, Getahun (2022). "Cryopreservation of sperm of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana (Ethiopia)" . Aquaculture. 548 (5): 737697. Bibcode:2022Aquac.54837697A. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737697. S2CID   243973407.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeobarbus brevicephalus". FishBase .
  3. Abdissa, Belay; Getahun, Abebe; Dejen, Eshete (2022-02-15). "Cryopreservation of sperm of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana (Ethiopia)" . Aquaculture. 548: 737697. Bibcode:2022Aquac.54837697A. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737697. ISSN   0044-8486. S2CID   243973407.
  4. Abdissa, Belay; Getahun, Abebe; Dejen, Eshete (2022-04-01). "Emulating the natural spawning conditions of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (PISCES: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana, Ethiopia". Aquaculture Reports. 23: 101044. Bibcode:2022AqRep..2301044A. doi: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101044 . ISSN   2352-5134. S2CID   247016294.