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Two distinct geographic populations exist. Labeo ruddi was described from the Limpopo River System in South Africa and is also recorded from the Cunene River on the Angolan-Namibian border. The taxonomic status of the Cunene population needs urgent examination as it may represent a distinct species.

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Freshwater (=Inland waters)

Little is known of the habitat and ecology of this species. Thought to be migratory and undertake spawning migrations. Deeper waters in or associated with main river channels and off channel pools. Sand or mud substrates are typical (Skelton 2001). Historically it has been particularly common in seasonal rivers for example the Shingwedzi River, KNP, South Africa (de Villiers Pienaar 1978).

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