| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, present in the rivers of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 81639). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-14; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: mouth inferior; two pairs of well-developed barbels, anterior pair 0.67, posterior pair 0.9x eye diameter; last simple ray of dorsal fin ossified at base, not serrated, measuring 1.05-1.17 times head length; 27-30 scales in lateral line; known from Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (Ref. 81639).
Description: medium-sized species; lips moderately developed; scales with parallel striae; scale formula: 4.5/27-30/4.5/2.5-3/12; D: III-IV, 8-10; A: III, 5; P: 15-16; V: 9; lateral line complete (Ref. 81639).
Coloration: ground color silvery grey, yellow ventrally; scales with dark basal marking forming a reticulated pattern; fins black (Ref. 81639). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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