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Eponymy: Dr Tyson Royal Roberts (d: 1940) is an American naturalist and evolutionary biologist who has devoted most of his life to studying biodiversity, particularly that of fishes, throughout the tropics. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Inkisi River (lower Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 32347, 88779, 120641).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 32347)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Banister, K.E., 1984. Three new species of Varicorhicus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) from Africa. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.) 47(5):273-282. (Ref. 32347)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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