Orange River mudfish
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Orange River mudfish (Labeo capensis) is a species of fish in genus Labeo. It inhabits the Orange River system of southern Africa.
Size
L. capensis reaches a maximum length of Template:Cvt[1] and the SA angling record is Template:Cvt.[2]
Biology and ecology
Occurs in a variety of habitats: quiet well vegetated backwaters, standing open waters, flowing open waters, sandy-rocky stretches and rocky rapids. Their preferred habitat is flowing rocky channels. Bottom feeder which grazes algae and organic detritus.[2]
Breeds in summer, gathering in large numbers in shallow rocky rapids where eggs are laid. Larvae hatch after 3 or 4 days. May live up to 8 or 9 years.[1]
Range
Africa: within the drainage basin of the Orange-Vaal River system to which it is possibly restricted.[1] Introduced to the Fish River system in Eastern Cape, and the Crocodile River (West).[3]
Uses
Occasional angling species, also used in physiological and ecological research and is a potential commercial species.[2]
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