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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Danioninae
Etymology: Leptocypris: Greek, leptos = thin + Kypris, other name for Aphrodite, proceeding from Cyprus (Kypris), Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?

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Africa: limited to Atlantic slope of the Guinean mountain ranges: Konkouré, Moa and Waanje Rivers (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2940)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 16 - 19. Diagnosis: body depth 4.4-5.9x and head length 3.9-5.7x SL; eye diameter 3.0-3.8x head length; scale formula 7.5-8.5/43-46/4.5; 14 scales around caudal peduncle; 8-9 dorsal-fin branched rays; 13-16 anal-fin branched rays; sides plain or with irregular markings; back dark (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Maximum TL was recorded at 7.6 cm (Ref. 2801). Would replace L. niloticus in the Guinean zone.

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Lévêque, C., 2003. Cyprinidae. p. 322-436. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81282)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Near Threatened (NT)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Leptocypris guineensis (Daget, 1962)