Orange River mudfish
| Orange River mudfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Labeo capensis (A. Smith, 1841)
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| Synonyms | |
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Abrostomus capensis A. Smith, 1841 | |
Orange River Mudfish (Labeo capensis) is a species of fish in genus Labeo. It inhabits the Orange River system of southern Africa.
Size[]
L.Capensis reaches a maximum length of 500mm and the SA angling record is 3.83kg[2]
Biology & Ecology[]
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[2]
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
Range[]
Africa: within the drainage basin of the Orange-Vaal River system to which it is possibly restricted. Introduced to the Fish River system in Eastern Cape.
Uses[]
Occasional angling species, also used in physiological and ecological research and is a potential commercial species.[2]
References[]
- ^ Swartz, E.; Impson, D. (2007). "Labeo capensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2007: e.T63280A12630903. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63280A12630903.en.
- ^ 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.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Labeo
- Freshwater fish of South Africa
- Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)
- Fish described in 1841
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