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Prolabeops melanhypopterus (Pellegrin, 1928) |
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photo by
Indermaur, A. |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae | |||
| Max. size: | 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: endemic to the Sanaga River system in Cameroon (Ref. 81639). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: 22-25 scales in lateral line (Ref. 81639). Description: mouth small and subinferior; lower lip largely interrupted medially; scales with numerous divergent striae; postoccipital region and ventrum more or less naked; scale formula: 2.5-3.5/22-25/3.5/1.5-2/10-12; dorsal fin border straight or slightly concave; D: III, 8; A: III,5; P: 13-14; V: 8; caudal deeply forked (Ref. 81639). Coloration: ground coloration brownish or yellow brown dorsally, pale brown or yellow ventrally; scales of lateral line have dark brown base; dorsal fin crossed by large black band and has black margin; anal fin has black margin; caudal fin grey with a more or less well-developed black margin; pectoral and pelvic fins uniformly grey or white (Ref. 81639). | |||
| Biology: | Maximum TL was recorded at 10.2 cm (Ref. 2801). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||