| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| 7.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Africa: captured only in the Konkouré basin in the Labé plateau in Fonta Djalou, Guinea (Ref. 81282). Also Ref. 2940. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray denticulate on hind margin; gape of mouth extending beyond vertical line from anterior eye margin; scale formula 4.5-5.5/28-32/4.5; 2.5-3 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12-14 scales around caudal peduncle; 7 branched dorsal fin rays; anterior barbel reaching to, or extending beyond, posterior half of eye; posterior barbel extending beyond hind margin of eye; lateral line complete and weakly depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 71 mm SL (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: medium-sized species, convex dorsal profile; mouth subterminal, its angle located below anterior third of eye; cephalic pores indistinct; two pairs of rather long barbels; outer margin dorsal fin straight, last simple dorsal-fin ray partly ossified and denticulate distally on behind margin; gill rakers short; D:III,7; A:III,5; P:13-15; V:I,7-8 (Ref. 2940, 81282)
Coloration: body yellowish in life, with dorsal- and caudal-fin lobes marked with red in adults, other fins colorless; longitudinal series of large, black spots above lateral line, varying in number from 2 to 8, and not always following same pattern on both sides; spots located before level of dorsal-fin origin and on caudal peduncle seem to be permanent (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Affinities: close to B. guineensis (sympatric) and B. dialonensis (Ref. 2940). Maximum TL was recorded at 8.3 cm (Ref. 2801). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 23 July 2019 (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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