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Labeo cyclorhynchus Boulenger, 1899 Harlequin sharkminnow |
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photo by
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 16 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: lower and middle Congo River basin in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic, and in the Ogowe river in Gabon (Ref. 26192). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Vertebrae: 31-32. Lips with transverse plicae; the upper edge of dorsal fin falciform or deeply concave; two pairs of well-developed barbels present (Ref. 12456). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||