| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Labeo lineatus |
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1898 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Three specimens of Labeo lineatus prove to be Labeo weeksii; another specimen considered by Reid (1985) as a paralectotype of L. lineatus, proves to be conspecific with Labeo degeni Boulenger, 1920 (Tshibwbwa and Teugels 1995). |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2010 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Moelants, T. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K. | |||
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Justification: The species is widespread or without major threats throughout central Africa and is assessed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | Labeo lineatus is known from throughout the Congo River basin. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Central African Republic; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Labeo lineatus is a benthopelagic species. It inhabits lakes and larger rivers (Eccles 1992). Labeo lineatus is lives over mud bottoms close to sand banks. The adults are often captured over sandy bottoms in deep water (Tshibwabwa 1997). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None known. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
| Citation: | Moelants, T. 2010. Labeo lineatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012. |
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