| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
36 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: only known from the Kakrima River in the Konkouré basin in Guinea (Ref. 2810, 2940, 81282). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: dorsal profile steeply arched between snout and dorsal fin; body depth 2.4-2.9x SL; depth of caudal peduncle 0.7-1.1x its length; distal margin of dorsal fin concave; 30-46 (50-150mm) and 49-56 (150-250mm) gill rakers; scale formula 5.5-6.5/38-39/6.5-7.5; 4.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 16 scales around caudal peduncle; 11-12 dorsal fin branched rays; known only from the Konkouré basin in Guinea (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: snout rounded, distinctly prominent and tuberculate; inner surface of lips with transverse folds; posterior barbel well developed, about as long as eye diameter, anterior barbel absent; D:III,11-12; A:III,5; P:16-17; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Coloration: bluish-black in juveniles and greenish in adults, usually dark, belly lighter; fins dark (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Biology: |
Maximum TL was recorded at 49 cm (Ref. 2801). Affinities: L. coubie (upper edge of dorsal fin straight or slightly convex, very slightly concave chin). It is found in rocky, rapid-water habitats (Ref. 1440). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 06 April 2020 (B1ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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