| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
12.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Kinsuka (at the outflow of Pool Malebo), the middle Congo River near Kisangani, and Avokoko (Wagenia Falls area) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 32-32. Lips plicate; dorsal fin concave with 4 simple rays and 9 to 10 branched rays; snout rounded without transverse furrow; maxillary barbels more or less large, slightly visible externally; rostral barbels small, hidden in the rostral furrow; eyes in superolateral position; body with longitudinal dark brown stripes; 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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