Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Lokundje and Sanaga River systems (Ref. 2801, 81639). Also known from Faro-Bénoué basin (Ref. 81639).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: mout subinferior; two pairs of well-developed barbels, anterior pair equal to and posterior pair 1.3x eye diameter; last simple ray of dorsal fin ossified and measuring 1.0-1.1 times head length; 30-33 scales in lateral line (Ref. 81639).
Cross section: compressed.
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
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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