Opsaridium maculicauda (Pellegrin, 1926)

Family:  Danionidae (Danios), subfamily: Chedrinae
Max. size:  3.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: only known by the types from the Kasai drainage (middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2801, 42456), juvenile specimens very likely the young of Opsaridium ubangense (Ref. 2801).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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