| Family: |
Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Chedrinae |
| Max. size: |
12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: limited to the coastal basins of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia (Ref. 2940, 81282). Also reported from Nipoué River, Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 272, 2940). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 13-15. Diagnosis: body depth 3.8-4.8x and head length 3.5-4.0x SL; eye diameter 2.8-3.8x head length; scale formula 7.5/39-43/4.5; 7.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 39-43 scales in longitudinal series; 14 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; 10-12 anal-fin branched rays (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: D:III,(7)8; A:III,10-12; P:14-15; V:I,8 (Ref. 81282).
Coloration: silvery in life, with back greyish and sides bluish; fins bright orange; sides with 10-14 black vertical bars, and sometimes also with intermediate spots or bars (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Biology: |
Affinities: meristic characters close to R. nigeriensis (with more number of branched rays; shorter head length and mouth). Maximum TL was recorded at 15.5 cm (Ref. 2801). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 April 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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