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Labeo simpsoni Ricardo-Bertram, 1943

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Zambia country information

Common names: Kolongwe
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Chambezi River (upper Congo River basin)(Ref. 26192). Type locality of the lectotype of Labeo simpsoni: "Lukonya, Chambezi River, upstream of Safwa Falls" (Ref. 26192). Note that the original country attribution of the type locality in Ref. 26192 ("Tanzania") is an error (T. Musschoot, pers. comm.).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/za.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Tshibwabwa, S.M., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Simpsoni narmasmokk, 辛普森野鲮, Labeo Simpsonovo, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335);  simpsoni: Named after M. Charles Simpson (Ref. 26192).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical; 7°N - 15°S

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