Labeo nasus Boulenger 1899

Lips with transverse plicae; snout pointed and very prominent, with a fleshy upwards turned small transverse appendix; eyes very small in superolateral (almost dorsolateral) position; sometimes a darkish spot is found on the squamous caudal fin. Can be distinguished from L. sorex but for the snout length, eye diameter and postocular length (Ref. 12456).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 1011; Vertebrae: 31 - 32

Occurs in rapid water habitats (Ref. 1440).

Labeo nasus is a species of fish in the genus Labeo from the Congo Basin.