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Labeobarbus gruveli (Pellegrin, 1911) |
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| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae | |||
| Max. size: | 28 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: Dubréka River near Conakry in Guinea (Ref. 2940, 81282). Also known from Fatala River (Ref. 13331) and Sierra Leone (Ref. 2801). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Diagnosis: last simple dorsal ray ossified at base and a little shorter than head; lips poorly developed, without mental lobe; 9 dorsal fin branched rays; scale formula 3.5/25/4.5; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 1-3/10-11 gill rakers on first gill arch (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: mouth inferior (Ref. 2940, 81282). Coloration: preserved type is uniformly brownish (Ref. 2940, 81282). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 09 January 2020 (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||