Labeo seeberi Gilchrist & Thompson 1911

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Lives in the mainstream and larger tributaries, favours pools and deep runs of the river. Feeds on algae, detritus and small invertebrates by grazing off rocks as well as grubbing in soft sediments.

Lives in the mainstream and larger tributaries, favors pools and deep runs of the river. Feeds on algae, detritus and small invertebrates by grazing off rocks as well as grubbing in soft sediments. In the clear water of the Olifants this species is frequently observed as silvery flashes as it rolls and twists when feeding. Migrates upstream in masses during spring and summer for breeding (Ref. 7248).

gamefish: yes

The Clanwilliam sandfish (Labeo seeberi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Olifants River system in South Africa. It is one of South Africa's most threatened freshwater fish.