African Carp

Diagnosis: dorsal profile straight to slightly arched; rostral lobe poorly developed, its free margin smooth; margin of upper lip papillose, its inner surface smooth; body depth 2.5-3.2x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.8-1.2x its length; 36-60 (50-150 mm) and 52-65 (150-250 mm) gill rakers; scale formula 5.5-7.5/36-41/6.5-7.5; 3.5-4.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 16 scales around caudal peduncle; 12-15 dorsal fin branched rays; body silvery in life; widely distributed in the Sudanese region (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: large species; inner surface of lips without transverse folds; snout with discrete tubercles; short barbel at corners of mouth; outer margin of dorsal fin straight or slightly convex; D:IV,12-15; A:III,5; P:17-18; V:9 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Coloration: general appearance rather pale; silvery in life, back greenish to greyish, belly white; scale-centres pink, marginal scale areas set with melanophores forming undulating longitudinal lines, particularly well visible in juveniles; pectoral, pelvic and anal fins pink, dorsal and caudal fins greyish, with pinkish rays (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Thelohanellus Infection (Thelohanellus sp.). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 19; Analsoft rays: 8 - 11

Affinities: L. horie Heckel, 1846.

fisheries: commercial

Labeo senegalensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Labeo from West Africa.