Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 20. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: known from the upper course of the River Cross (Ref. 80290, 81279), the Kribi River in Cameroon, and the Ogowe and Nyanga basins in Gabon (Ref. 80290).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2880)
Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24. Diagnosis: 31-35 (Ref. 80290) or 33-35 (Ref. 2880, 81279) lateral line scales. Fronto-parietal fontanel narrow, but always present, even in adults; 6.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin; 19-21 anal fin branched rays; 12-15 gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch; 6 teeth in outer premaxillary row; no humeral spot (Ref. 2880, 80290, 81279). Head length/snout length 3.4-4.0; 11-11.5 predorsal scales (Ref. 80290).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Paugy, D., 1990. Characidae. p. 195-236. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren et O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2880)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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