| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
9 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: in tributaries of Lake Tanganyika, never recorded from the lake itself (Ref. 2801). Also recorded from the upper Lualaba and Lufira (Ref. 2970), and from the lower Lukuga (Ref. 93587)(upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Diagnosis: |
Description: Lateral line scales 27-29 (Ref. 122753). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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