Leptocypris konkoureensis Howes & Teugels, 1989

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Chedrinae
Max. size:  11.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: only known from the River Kakrima, affluent of the River Konkouré in Guinea (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 17-19. Diagnosis: distance from snout to dorsal-fin base 55-65% of SL; body depth 4.9x and head length 4.7x SL; eye diameter 3.1x head length; scale formula 9.5/45-50/4.5; 14 scales around caudal peduncle; 8-9 dorsal-fin branched rays; 14-16 anal-fin branched rays; 7-12 dark vertical bars on sides (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: body elongate, its dorsal profile nearly straight; eye large and protruding; nostrils transversely aligned; dorsal fin beginning just behind midpoint of body; tips of pelvics reaching anal-fin origin; caudal fin deeply forked; gill rakers short; D:III,8-9; A:III,14-16; P:I,14-15; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Coloration: dark head, snout and back; large individuals with 7-12 well visible and separate vertical bars, which in smaller specimen are broader and spot-like, especially the 8-9 posterior ones, which are connected by a median band on caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 06 April 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known only from the River Kakrima, affluent of the River Konkouré (Ref. 2940, 81282).


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