| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
8.32 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 36-38. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: mouth with one pair of barbels; barbel length 1.0-1.9 times orbit diameter, reaching vertical through posterior edge of eye; pigmentation distinct, with scale centres darkly pigmented, giving the fish an overall speckled appearance, speckling less conspicuous or absent ventrally; distinct dark mid-lateral band present, with a broader anterior half and a narrower posterior half which ends in form of a large triangular mark at the base of the caudal fin; dark spots absent, dashes, stripes or wavy lines on back and mid-dorsal; scales moderate sized, 35-37 in lateral line series, 14-15 (mode 15) around caudal peduncle, and 16-17 (mode 16) on predorsal region (Ref. 137995). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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