Die Manyame-moddervis (Labeo altivelis) is 'n varswater vis wat voorkom in die middel en onderste gedeelte van die Zambezirivier en die Pungwe-, Buzi- en Saverivier-stelsels. Buite Suider-Afrika kom die vis voor in sekere dele van die Kongorivier. In Engels staan die vis bekend as die Manyame labeo.
Die vis het 'n diep en ietwat plat lyf met 'n baie groot dorsale vin. Daar is rooi tuberkels op die snoet en 'n paar kort baarde om die mond. Die onvolwasse visse is silwerig met 'n groot swart kol op die basis van die stertvin. Die kleur van die volwasse visse wissel. Dit het 'n groenerige basis met helder pienkerige skubbe. Daar is 'n helder groen baan op die lyf agter die kieue deksel en die vis is silwer aan die onderkant. Die vinne is almal diep blougroen. Die vis word tot 400 mm lank en die Zimbabwe hengelrekord is 3.062 kg.
Die vis leef verkieslik in groot riviere maar word ook gevind in groot mere en damme. Hulle vreet alge. In die somer, na die reën, migreer hulle stroomop na kleiner sytakke om te broei.
Die Manyame-moddervis (Labeo altivelis) is 'n varswater vis wat voorkom in die middel en onderste gedeelte van die Zambezirivier en die Pungwe-, Buzi- en Saverivier-stelsels. Buite Suider-Afrika kom die vis voor in sekere dele van die Kongorivier. In Engels staan die vis bekend as die Manyame labeo.
Labeo altivelis és una espècie de peix de la família dels ciprínids i de l'ordre dels cipriniformes.
Els mascles poden assolir els 49 cm de longitud total.[3][4]
Es troba al riu Zambezi i al llac Malawi.[3]
Labeo altivelis és una espècie de peix de la família dels ciprínids i de l'ordre dels cipriniformes.
The rednose labeo (Labeo altivelis) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Other common names include Hunyani labeo, Manyame labeo, rednose mudsucker, and sailfin mudsucker.[1] It is native to Africa, where it is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[1]
This fish is about 27 centimeters long at maturity. It has been known to reach 49 centimeters in length and 3.6 kilograms in weight. Its maximum reported age is nine years.[2]
This species is widely distributed in several African river systems and lakes, including the Congo, Luapala, Shire, Zambezi, Pungwe, Save, and Buzi Rivers and Lakes Mweru and Bangweulu.[1] It is potamodromous, undertaking a migration through the river systems and into tributaries during the rainy season. In some areas, such as the Shire River of Malawi, it leaves the swollen rivers and swims out onto the floodplains, where it spawns.[1]
The fish is benthopelagic, moving through deeper waters over the substrate, and grazing on algae and aufwuchs.[1]
This is a food fish of seasonal commercial importance in some parts of its range. Its spawning events, known locally as kapata, can involve large aggregations of adult fish. During the spawning migration, many fish gather in the shallows of the floodplains, where they are easy to catch. The eggs are also collected for caviar. Overfishing occurs in some areas, and the resource is managed by some governments.[1]
The rednose labeo (Labeo altivelis) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. Other common names include Hunyani labeo, Manyame labeo, rednose mudsucker, and sailfin mudsucker. It is native to Africa, where it is distributed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
This fish is about 27 centimeters long at maturity. It has been known to reach 49 centimeters in length and 3.6 kilograms in weight. Its maximum reported age is nine years.
This species is widely distributed in several African river systems and lakes, including the Congo, Luapala, Shire, Zambezi, Pungwe, Save, and Buzi Rivers and Lakes Mweru and Bangweulu. It is potamodromous, undertaking a migration through the river systems and into tributaries during the rainy season. In some areas, such as the Shire River of Malawi, it leaves the swollen rivers and swims out onto the floodplains, where it spawns.
The fish is benthopelagic, moving through deeper waters over the substrate, and grazing on algae and aufwuchs.
This is a food fish of seasonal commercial importance in some parts of its range. Its spawning events, known locally as kapata, can involve large aggregations of adult fish. During the spawning migration, many fish gather in the shallows of the floodplains, where they are easy to catch. The eggs are also collected for caviar. Overfishing occurs in some areas, and the resource is managed by some governments.
Labeo altivelis es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.
Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 49 cm de longitud total.[2][3]
Es un pez de agua dulce.
Se encuentra en el río Zambeze y en el lago Malawi.
Labeo altivelis es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.
Labeo altivelis Labeo generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cyprinidae familian.
Labeo altivelis Labeo generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Cyprinidae familian.
Labeo altivelis is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van eigenlijke karpers (Cyprinidae).[2] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1852 door Peters.
De soort staat op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN als niet bedreigd, beoordelingsjaar 2009.[1]
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