Cameroon Logsucker

Garra dembeensis

Elongated Carp from the Congo Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Garra dembeensis, the Dembea stone lapper, is a small African species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It occurs in fast-flowing sections of rivers and wave-washed shores of lakes in the Nile system and other freshwater systems in East and Central Africa, although its presence in the Congo River basin is uncertain.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Garra
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: widespread with presence in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya and Tanzania, as well as in Cameroon, Nigeria and Tchad (Ref. 2801 , 2940 , 58532 , 81282 , 81639 ). Presence in the Congo basin (Ref. 11970 , 41590 , 41594 , 106290 , 120641 ) not confirmed in Ref. 58532 .
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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