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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Labeo: Latin, labeo = one who has large lips (Ref. 45335); chekida: Name 'chekida' from the local name of the species (sometimes 'kaka chekida', literally 'crow chekida'). A noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137993)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 18; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 35. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: adult size <200 mm SL; dark brown to black body colour; dorsal fin with a straight distal margin and no elongated rays; two pairs of barbels; rostral barbel length less than eye diameter (Ref. 137933).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kumar, R.G., C. Ravi and V.S. Basheer, 2025. Identity of Labeo nigrescens Day, 1870 with descriptions of two new Labeo species from the Southern Western Ghats. Indian J. Fish., 72(1):29-35. (Ref. 137993)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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