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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Coptostomabarbus: Greek, koptos, -e, -on = bruise + Greek, stoma = mouth + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Graham Bell-Cross (1927–1998) was a South African ichthyologist, zoogeographer and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Poll.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Luapula River (upper Congo River basin) in Zambia (Ref. 93834, 95585).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93834)
Maximum recorded total length is 3.4 cm (Ref. 93834).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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