| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: only known from the types (type locality: Sagay, Mwanza, Tanganyika Territory) (Ref. 89231) from the Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania (Ref. 4967). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: pair of barbels on lower jaw and a pair of barbels at angles of mouth (Ref. 89231, 47440)
Description: snout rounded, much shorter than diameter of eye; eye diameter 2.5-3.0x HL; mouth terminal, its width about 4.5x in head; lips feebly developed; mandibular barbels shorter than eye, inserted near anterior end of lower jaw, widely separated; barbels at angles of mouth somewhat shorter; pectoral fin about 0.75x HL, reaching pelvic or not quite so far; base of pelvics below anterior dorsal rays; caudal peduncle about twice as long as deep; scales radially striated (Ref. 89231).
Coloration: narrow dark lateral stripe and dark spot at base of caudal (Ref. 89231). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits Lake Victoria; rare (Ref. 4967). Only known from three specimens (Ref. 89231). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 December 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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