| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| 5.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: Gibi Mountains, Farmington River basin in Liberia (Ref. 2940, 2957, 81282). Also recorded in Du River (Ref. 13331). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin; scale formula 4.5/27-28/4.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of long barbels; anterior barbell reaching to, or extending beyond, posterior half of eye; posterior barbel extending beyond hind margin of eye; lateral line complete and deeply depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 52 mm SL; black spot, as large as eye, at end of caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: body relatively elongate (depth on fourth or less of SL); D: III,8; A: III,5; P:14-15; V: 8 (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Coloration: hind edges of scales pigmented, particularly those in lateral line; presence of series of dark, lateral-line pores completes this color pattern, showing 2 parallel series of spots; oval black spot, as large as eye, at end of caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Affinities: B. chlorotaenia; B. bigornei and B. inaequalis (Ref. 2940). Maximum TL was recorded at 6.5 cm (Ref. 2801). |
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Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 15 January 2020 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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