| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| Max. size: |
41 cm FL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Africa: endemic to Lake Tana, Ethiopia (Ref. 35835, 96382, 128753). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Snout more than 4 times in head length; interorbital width more than 2 times in head width; head depth more than 2 times in head length; operculum depth more than 3.4 times in head length; silvery white. |
| Biology: |
Over muddy, sandy and rocky substrates all over Lake Tana, preferably in water deeper than 6 m. Juveniles feed on zooplankton and insect larvae. Adults feed on other fish (Ref. 35835). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 (B1ab(v)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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