ID this fish caught in Tanzania

amazonfishman

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Don't know what species it is other than they call them a yellowfish species but anyone know the scientific name for them? Absolutely stunning and look like a blast on rod and reel taking crab patterns on the fly fugupuff fugupuff Oddball Oddball I'm looking at yall since you've usually got the info on anything that swims

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Looks to be labeobarbus marequensis.
They dorsal fin and overall body shape doesn't appear to be high backed like the ones I pictured, also I didn't see any pics of the Marequensis that had the bicolor body with the yellow on the back half like these.

So far I think I've ruled out Labeobarbus kimberleyensis, Labeobarbus Marequensis, Labeobarbus Polylepis, Labeobarbus Natalensis, Labeobarbus Capensis, Labeobarbus Aeneus. The more I look at them versus the majority of the Yellowfish I'm thinking it might not be related at all or at least not to the conventional Yellowfish.
 
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Definitely a labeo, but not a species found in South Africa afaik. These are fun to fish for :)
 
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