| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: middle Congo River (Ref. 26192), Tshopo River (Ref. 26192, 106290) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-14; Vertebrae: 32-32. Lips plicate; dorsal fin concave, with 4 simple rays and 10 to 11 branched rays, snout more or less pointed and without transverse furrow; interocular space flat; maxillary barbels and rostral pair large, externally visible; eyes in lateral position; body with longitudinal stripes a dark brown mark at the end of the caudal peduncle and at the base of the caudal fin; genital orifice near the origin of the anal fin (Ref. 26192). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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