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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Eponymy: Harry Royle was an agent with the Liverpool firm Hutton and Cookson, whose ‘warm welcome’ (translation) and other services (unspecified) greatly assisted the explorer William John Ansorge (1850–1913), who collected the barb holotype. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Africa: Lower Guinea endemic, known from the Chiloango (Ref. 2801, 81639, 120641) and the Kouilou River basins (Ref. 81639).
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 55.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 81639)
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 12; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: mouth inferior; lips extremely well-developed; two pairs of well-developed barbels, anterior pair 1-1.3, posterior pair 1.3-2x eye diameter; last simple ray of dorsal fin ossified, measuring 0.5-0.67x HL (Ref. 81639).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100).
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