Labeobarbus brevicephalus

Labeobarbus brevicephalus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.

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Labeobarbus brevicephalus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. brevicephalus
Binomial name
Labeobarbus brevicephalus
(Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997)[2]
Synonyms
  • Barbus brevicephalus Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997

The L. brevicephalus is one of 17 endemic migratory African barb species that makes a species flock in Lake Tana in Ethiopia.[3] These small-sized, zooplanktinvorous, early maturing species perform breeding activities in the tributaries of the lake during the rainy season of the year.[4] They tend to breed at the river mouth, downstream of the smaller tributaries near gravel deposits, in Lake Tana.

References
  1. Abdissa, Getahun (2022). "Cryopreservation of sperm of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana (Ethiopia)". Aquaculture. 548 (5): 737697. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737697. S2CID 243973407.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Labeobarbus brevicephalus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. Abdissa, Belay; Getahun, Abebe; Dejen, Eshete (2022-02-15). "Cryopreservation of sperm of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Pisces: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana (Ethiopia)". Aquaculture. 548: 737697. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737697. ISSN 0044-8486. S2CID 243973407.
  4. Abdissa, Belay; Getahun, Abebe; Dejen, Eshete (2022-04-01). "Emulating the natural spawning conditions of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (PISCES: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana, Ethiopia". Aquaculture Reports. 23: 101044. doi:10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101044. ISSN 2352-5134. S2CID 247016294.


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