Raiamas levequei Howes & Teugels, 1989

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Chedrinae
Max. size:  7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: only known from the Kakrima River and in the middle reaches of the Konkouré River in Guinea (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 15-16. Diagnosis: body depth 4.3x and head length 3.6x SL; eye diameter 3.4-4.0x head length; scale formula 6.5-7.5/36-38/4.5-5.5; 6.5-7.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 36-38 scales in longitudinal series; 8 dorsal-fin branched rays; 12-13 anal-fin branched rays; known only from the Konkouré basin (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: gill rakers short; D:III,8; A:III,12-13; P:I,12-13; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Colouration: sides with 11 or 12 rather broad vertical bars, the first seven well separated, the following more rounded and diffuse (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Biology:  Affinities: superficially resembles R. nigeriensis (less bars, more scales).
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 23 April 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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