| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| Max. size: |
42 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, known from the Lebuzi River (Chiloango River basin) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 81639) and Angola (Ref. 120641). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: mouth superior; 5.5 scales between lateral line and mid-ventral line; 3 scales between lateral line and origin of pelvic fin; last simple ray in dorsal fin 50-60% of HL (Ref. 81639).
Description: large species with rather elongated body; lips rather strongly developed on sides, lower lip largely interrupted medially; two pairs of barbels, anterior pair 0.75-1, posterior pair 1.25-1.33x eye diameter; scales longitudinally striated or convergently striated posteriorly; scale formula: 5.5-6.5/34-36/5.5/3/12; D: III-IV, 10; A: III, 5; lateral line complete; dorsal fin border notched, last simple ray ossified, measuring 0.5-0.6x HL (Ref. 81639).
Coloration: ground color brown dorsally, white ventrally; scales with dark margins; fins brown, and pectoral and pelvics fins with white margins (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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