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Labeo reidi Tshibwabwa, 1997 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Africa: middle Congo River (Ref. 26192), Tshopo River (Ref. 26192, 106290) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-14; Vertebrae: 32-32. Lips plicate; dorsal fin concave, with 4 simple rays and 10 to 11 branched rays, snout more or less pointed and without transverse furrow; interocular space flat; maxillary barbels and rostral pair large, externally visible; eyes in lateral position; body with longitudinal stripes a dark brown mark at the end of the caudal peduncle and at the base of the caudal fin; genital orifice near the origin of the anal fin (Ref. 26192). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||