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Scientific Name Labeo cyclorhynchus  Boulenger, 1899
Common Names Harlequin Shark
Congo-Franzenlipper "RUBRA" (Germany)
Type Locality Kinshasa, Stanley Pool, Lower Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo, 4°15'N, 15°25'E.
Synonym(s) Labeo variegatus
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Size 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Middle and Lower Congo River and in the Ogowe river in Gabon, approximately 2400 km northwest of the Congo system.
African Waters, Congo, Middle Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Lower Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Gabon Waters, Ogowe (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoology) v. 1 (fasc. 5), pp 98, Pl. 40 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2014 Oct 20 06:55 (species record created: 2012 May 10 21:52)