| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
16 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Saint Paul River in Liberia (Ref. 2801, 2940, 13331, 81282). Ref. 13331 reports presence in Mano, Moa and Lofa rivers. May also be present in the Corubal River in Guinea-Bissau (Ref. 1440), but this needs to be confirmed (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-14; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: dorsal profile arched; deep body; body depth 3.3-3.6x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.6-0.7x its length; numerous gill rakers: 57-69 (50-150mm) and 78 (150-250 mm); scale formula 5.5/36/4.5; 3.5-4.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 16 scales around caudal peduncle; 10 dorsal fin branched rays; known from Liberia (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: snout broad, mouth rounded; anterior barbels absent or reduced, posterior barbels short; caudal peduncle short and deep; dorsal fin rather long, its distal margin slightly concave; gill rakers long and slender (3 mm long at angle of gill arch), those on lower limb of first gill arch numbering 57-69 (size 50 – 150 mm SL) to 78 (in type specimen of 157 mm); D:IV,10; A:III,5; P:17; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Coloration: preserved specimen are brown above and lighter on belly; sides with rather faint longitudinal bands between scale (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Biology: |
Maximum TL was recorded at 21 cm (Ref. 2801). Affinities: distinguished from other Labeo species by its high body and the # and form of the gill rakers. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 15 January 2020 (B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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