Diagnostic Description
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Rather deep-bodied; head length shorter or equal to body depth; body depth less than 4 times in standard length; ventral fin length less than 1.7 times in head length; eye diameter less than 2.2 times in snout length, less than 2 times in interorbital width; silvery or yellowish.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8
Biology
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Occurs mainly over rocky substrates, both in shallow and deep water. Mainly piscivore. Smaller specimens also eat considerable amounts of insects (Ref. 35835).
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Labeobarbus truttiformis: Brief Summary
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Labeobarbus truttiformis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
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