African carp (Labeo coubie)

Species facts

Scientific name

Labeo coubie

Family

Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)

Order

Cypriniformes (Carps)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

75.0

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous

Climate

Tropical

Distribution

Africa: Very widespread, within the drainage basin of the Nile River, and Chad, Niger-B?nou?, Volta, Senegal and Gambia basins, as well as Cross River and Cameroon coastal rivers. Not reliable known from the Congo River basin and one controversial record from the East coast of Africa.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.12-0.26; tmax=5; Fec > 10,000)