Tugela Labeo
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| Tugela Labeo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. rubromaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Labeo rubromaculatus Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913 | |
Tugela Labeo (Labeo rubromaculatus) is a species of fish in the genus Labeo.
Habitat
The fish is endemic to the Tugela River system in South Africa. It prefers deep pools and slow-flowing parts of the rivers in which it lives. They feed on green algae, detritus and diatomes. The fish migrate upstream in shoals during spring and summer to be able to breed. A large volume of small eggs get laid and the young fish grow up in shallow, still waters. [1]
Appearance
The fish has two pairs of tentacles around the mouth. The dorsal, pectoral and pelvic scales are small. The sub-adult fish has a silver colour. The adults are olive-grey with a golden-brown tint on the scales.
The fish reaches up to 500 mm long and the South African angling record stands at 1.95 kg.
References
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