Labeo cyclopinnis Nichols & Griscom, 1917

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  10.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: middle Congo River, Ubangi, Ruki, Itimbiri, Wagenia Falls and Lualaba in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Central African Republic (Ref. 26192, 51906, 106245, 106290). Associated to rapids (Ref. 26192).
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 33-33. With plicate lips; falciform dorsal fin; eyes in lateral position; snout without transverse furrow or fleshy appendix at the end; genital orifice near the origin of the anal fin; maxillary barbels and rostra well-developed (Ref. 26192).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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