| Family: |
Nothobranchiidae (African rivulines) |
| Max. size: |
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4.14 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: DR Congo. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal soft rays: 16-17. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal fin with a narrow dark brown submedial band, narrow yellow and orange medial bands, narrow white subdistal band, and slender dark brown distal band in males; caudal fin with irregular red-brown spots and stripes proximally and medially, followed by irregular narrow red-brown subdistal band and slender white distal band, with interrupted red-brown fin tips; body depth 31.935.5% SL; snout length 14-16% HL 21-31; and caudal peduncle length 119-125 in % of its depth (Ref. 138275). |
| Biology: |
This species inhabits a turbid stream measuring 10 m in length, 1 m in width, and approximately 50 cm in depth, with margins overgrown by grass (Ref. 138275). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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