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Labeo rosae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) in the Congo basin: a relict distribution or a historical introduction?
Author(s) -
Van Steenberge M.,
Gajdzik L.,
Chilala A.,
Snoeks J.,
Vreven E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12491
Subject(s) - cypriniformes , biology , labeo , cyprinidae , range (aeronautics) , structural basin , ecology , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , paleontology , materials science , composite material
Labeo rosae , a species with a native range in Southern Africa, was discovered in the Congo basin by re‐identification of two museum specimens previously identified as Labeo mesops . The occurrence of this species in the upper Congo implies a range extension of the species of more than 1000 km. Although the species' distribution is mirrored by that of some other Cypriniformes, its occurrence in the Congo might be due to introduction by humans.