Splendid Sanjika

Opsaridium splendens

Fifteen Point Two Centimeters Carp of African Waters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Medium
Tropical fish

Opsaridium splendens is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Danionidae found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Opsaridium
Maximum length: 15.2 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: endemic to the Malagarasi River basin (Ref. 26959 , 54847 , 92865 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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