| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| Max. size: |
53.2 cm FL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 1 - 6 m |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Tana, Ethiopia (Ref. 35835, 96382, 128753). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Body depth at least 1.1 times in head length; ventral fin length at least 1.7 times in head length; nuchal hump steeply rising at occiput; black, blackish red, dark brown or dark green. |
| Biology: |
Prefers rocky substrates in waters less than 6 m deep, especially in the shore areas, but it also occurs over muddy and sandy substrates. It has a mixed diet of mainly fish, insects and macrophytes (Ref. 35835). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 (B1ab(v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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