| Silver labeo | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. ruddi |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeo ruddi Boulenger, 1907 | |
The silver labeo (Labeo ruddi) is an African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It can reach a length up to 30 cm and weight of 1 kg.
Distribution and habitat
Silver labeo can be found in the lowveld stretches of the Limpopo and Incomati rivers (South Africa, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe), and in a geographically distinct Cunene River population on the Angola–Namibia border.
The silver labeo prefers deeper waters in or associated with main river channels and off channel pools, and is found over sand or mud bottoms. In the rainy season it will move upstream for breeding.
References
- ^ Marr, S.; Hoffman, A.; Bills, R. (2018). "Labeo ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T63287A100162122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T63287A100162122.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeo ruddi". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Paul Skelton. 2001. A Complete Guide to the freshwater fishes of Southern Africa. ISBN 978-1-86872-643-1
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Labeo ruddi | |
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