In the rivers: Multiple adaptive radiations of cyprinid fishes (Labeobarbus) in Ethiopian Highlands

BA Levin, E Simonov, YY Dgebuadze, M Levina… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Multiple repeated patterns of adaptive radiation were revealed in cyprinid fish inhabiting the
compact geographic region of the Ethiopian Highlands. We found four independently …

Adaptive radiation of barbs of the genus Labeobarbus (Cyprinidae) in an East African river

BA Levin, M Casal‐López, E Simonov… - Freshwater …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Large African barbs of the genus Labeobarbus constitute a hexaploid lineage (2n= 150).
This group is widely distributed in African freshwaters, and exhibits profound phenotypic …

Description of a new endemic Enteromius (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the upper Malagarazi in Burundi: Lessons for a protected area under implementation

A Bigirimana, T Kisekelwa, LM da Costa… - Journal of Fish …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Recent collecting efforts in the upper Malagarazi basin (2013–2022) allowed for an
integrative study based on qualitative (colour), quantitative (meristic and metric), and …

[HTML][HTML] An Updated Checklist of the Fishes from the Upper Malagarazi (Lake Tanganyika Basin) in Burundi: Implications for an under Implementation Malagarazi …

A Bigirimana, T Kisekelwa, LM da Costa… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
The upper Malagarazi (uM) Basin is situated in Southeastern Burundi and Northwestern
Tanzania, and partially covered by the Malagarazi Nature Reserve (MNR). A checklist of …

Monsters with a shortened vertebral column: A population phenomenon in radiating fish Labeobarbus (Cyprinidae)

AS Golubtsov, NB Korostelev, BA Levin - Plos One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The phenomenon of a massive vertebral deformity was recorded in the radiating
Labeobarbus assemblage from the middle reaches of the Genale River (south-eastern …

Unexpected Diversity of Feeding Modes among Chisel-Mouthed Ethiopian Labeobarbus (Cyprinidae)

BA Levin, AS Komarova, OL Rozanova, AS Golubtsov - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Trophic resource partitioning is one of the main drivers of adaptive radiation. The
evolutionary diversification of large African barbs, the genus Labeobarbus, seems to be …

Disentangling the Diversity of the Labeobarbus Taxa (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Epulu Basin (DR Congo, Africa)

E Decru, J Snoeks, A Walanga, EJ Vreven - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
In an attempt to disentangle the complex taxonomy of the Labeobarbus species of the Epulu
River, a right bank headwater affluent of the Aruwimi, Central Congo basin, a morphological …

The Upemba National Park (Upper Congo Basin, DR Congo): An Updated Checklist Confirming Its Status as an African Fish Biodiversity Hotspot

B Katemo Manda, J Snoeks, A Chocha Manda, E Abwe… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
An annotated checklist of the ichthyofauna of the Upemba National Park, draining part of the
Upper Lualaba basin and situated in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the …

Liem's paradox in parallel trophic diversifications of polyploid fish: from preadaptive polymorphism to trophic specialization

BA Levin, AS Komarova, AV Tiunov, AS Golubtsov - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
The polyploid lineage of the cyprinid genus Labeobarbus provides an excellent model for
studying trophic-driven adaptive radiations. Four recently discovered diversifications in …

Association between Labeobarbus spp. (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) and environmental variables in the Luhoho basin (Eastern Congo River basin; DRC)

T Kisekelwa, J Snoeks, AI Zamba… - Journal of Fish …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The African cyprinid genus Labeobarbus is characterized by a high polymorphism
in mouth morphology. The association between four species of this genus (two …