Diagnostic Description
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Snout more than 4 times in head length; interorbital width more than 2 times in head width; head depth more than 2 times in head length; operculum depth more than 3.4 times in head length; silvery white.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8
Biology
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Over muddy, sandy and rocky substrates all over Lake Tana, preferably in water deeper than 6 m. Juveniles feed on zooplankton and insect larvae. Adults feed on other fish (Ref. 35835).
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Labeobarbus acutirostris: Brief Summary
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Labeobarbus acutirostris is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
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