Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
78 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic |
Africa: widespread in the Congo River basin, Luapula and Mweru excluded (Ref. 2801, 26190). |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Vertebrae: 31-31 |
Inhabits Lake Tanganyika and larger rivers (Ref. 4967) .Lives over mud bottoms close to sand banks. The adults are often captured over sandy bottoms in deep water (Ref. 26190). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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