Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Danionidae Danios
Subfamily: Chedrinae
Genus: Opsaridium

(See list of species below)


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12 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Opsaridium boweni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Opsaridium engrauloides
[]

Photo by Katemo Manda, B.

Africa
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Opsaridium leleupi (Matthes, 1965)

Photo by Photo by Katemo Manda, B.
 
Opsaridium leleupi
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Opsaridium loveridgii
[]
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Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Opsaridium maculicauda
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Opsaridium microcephalum (Günther, 1864)

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Opsaridium microcephalum
[]

Photo by FAO

Africa
Max. Length 47 cm TL
Opsaridium microlepis (Günther, 1864)

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Opsaridium microlepis
[Lake salmon]
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Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Opsaridium peringueyi
[Southern barred minnow]

Photo by de Vos, L.

Africa
Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
Opsaridium splendens Taverne & De Vos, 1997

Photo by Photo by de Vos, L.
 
Opsaridium splendens
[]
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Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Opsaridium tweddleorum
[dwarf sanjika]

Photo by Cutler, J.

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Opsaridium ubangiense (Pellegrin, 1901)

Photo by Photo by Cutler, J.
 
Opsaridium ubangiense
[]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

Africa
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Opsaridium zambezense (Peters, 1852)

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Opsaridium zambezense
[Barred minnow]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Opsaridium boweni Africa 12.1 SL 1930
Opsaridium engrauloides Africa 6.7 SL 1923
Opsaridium leleupi Africa 11.5 SL 1965
Opsaridium loveridgii Africa 10 SL 1922
Opsaridium maculicauda Africa 3.4 SL 1926
Opsaridium microcephalum Africa 34 TL 1864
Opsaridium microlepis Lake salmon Africa 47 TL 1864
Opsaridium peringueyi Southern barred minnow Africa 9 SL 1913
Opsaridium splendens Africa 15.2 SL 1997
Opsaridium tweddleorum dwarf sanjika Africa 11 SL 1996
Opsaridium ubangiense Africa 12 TL 1901
Opsaridium zambezense Barred minnow Africa 12 SL 1852



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