| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
10.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: lower Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 31-33. Lips plicate; dorsal fin straight with 10 to 11 branched rays; snout convex, more or less dorsally rounded and without transverse snout; eyes in lateral position; body with longitudinal stripes and without dark brown mark at the end of the caudal; genital orifice near the origin of the anal fin (Ref. 26192). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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