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Mucise

Labeo congoro Peters, 1852

Status not recordedbony fish

The mucise (Labeo congoro) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the mucise

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mucise live?

Not recorded

Is the mucise endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the mucise classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusLabeo
  7. SpeciesLabeo congoro Peters, 1852

Synonyms Labeo rubropunctatus, Labeo ulangensis

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • MutubaEnglish
  • Perslyf-moddervisEnglish
  • Purple labeoEnglish
  • Purple mudsuckerEnglish
  • Red-spotted mudsuckerEnglish
  • Rooiskub-moddervisAfrikaans
  • Labeo NachovéCzech
  • Labeo MoradoSpanish
  • PurppuralabeoFinnish
  • Imbalamis
  • Пурпурный ЛабеоRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mucise

Other species in the same genus Labeo.

LC, Least Concern
Rohu (Labeo rohita)

Rohu

Labeo rohita

Cyprinidae

Black labeo

Labeo chrysophekadion

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the mucise?

The mucise (Labeo congoro) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mucise (Labeo congoro). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mucise

MLA

“Mucise (Labeo congoro).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mucise.

BibTeX
@misc{mucise_2026,
  title = {Mucise (Labeo congoro)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mucise},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}