| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
19 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Vertebrae: 31-32. Lips with transverse plicae; snout pointed and very prominent, with a fleshy upwards turned small transverse appendix; eyes very small in superolateral (almost dorsolateral) position; sometimes a darkish spot is found on the squamous caudal fin. Can be distinguished from L. sorex but for the snout length, eye diameter and postocular length (Ref. 12456). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in rapid water habitats (Ref. 1440). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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