| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| Max. size: |
17.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, only known from Cameroon(Ref. 81639). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13. Diagnosis: mouth inferior or subinferior; lips weakly or moderately developed; two pairs of well-developed barbels, posterior pair 0.7-1.5x eye diameter; lower jaw not reaching to anterior margin of eye; 24-28 scales in lateral line; dorsal fin with concave border, last simple ray measuring 91-114% of HL; known from the Mungo, Menge and Blackwater in Cameroon (Ref. 81639).
Description: medium-sized species; scales longitudinally striated; scale formula: 4.5-5.5/24-26(28)/4.5/2/12; D: III-IV, 8-9; lateral line complete.
Coloration: preserved specimens have a yellow-brown body; scales on flanks with basal brown trait; there may be irregular smudges on body and fins; fry sometimes have dark spot at caudal base (Ref. 81639). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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