Cunene labeo

The Cunene labeo, also called the Kunene labeo and known to science as Labeo ansorgii, is a freshwater fish of the carp and minnow family Cyprinidae, placed in the genus Labeo. It was described by George Albert Boulenger in 1907 and is named for the English explorer and collector William John Ansorge. The species is native to southwestern Africa. Wikipedia records it from the Bengo, Cuanza and Cunene Rivers of Angola and Namibia, and FishBase lists the Cuanza and Cunene river systems, with one unconfirmed record from the Congo basin. It occupies rocky habitat in flowing river waters, and FishBase gives a maximum standard length of about 25 centimeters. Little is known about its biology or population sizes. The only apparent threat is a dam on the Cunene River, which separates the populations on the upper river from those on the lower parts. FishBase carries an IUCN Red List status of Least Concern, assessed in 2007.