Ningu (Labeo victorianus)

Scientific name: Labeo victorianus Boulenger, 1901

Ningu (Labeo victorianus)

The Ningu (Labeo victorianus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Africa, Lake Victoria (Nile drainage basin). There is one record from the Victoria Nile and one from Lake Kyoga.

Biology

Occurs in shallow inshore waters and influent rivers. Spends most of its life span in lake, but spawns in flooded grassland beside both permanent and temporary streams. Caught with weirs and in baskets. Feeds on detritus and algae. Also feeds on rotifers growing on the body of other fishes. Oviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Labeo victorianus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous; depth range 0 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Lake Victoria (Nile drainage basin). There is one record from the Victoria Nile and one from Lake Kyoga.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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