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Cyprinidae

Labeo alticentralis

Labeo alticentralis

Dark brown longitudinal body stripes

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Labeo alticentralis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has been recorded from just a few locations, including two near Kisangani and one at Pool Malebo, a section of the Congo River. This benthopelagic freshwater fish reaches about 12.6 centimeters in maximum length and has dark brown longitudinal stripes along its body.

Genus
Labeo
Maximum length
12.6 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Africa: Kinsuka (at the outflow of Pool Malebo), the middle Congo River near Kisangani, and Avokoko (Wagenia Falls area) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 26192 ).
Conservation status
DDData Deficient

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