| Family: |
Anabantidae (Climbing gouramies) |
| Max. size: |
5.58 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.12 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater, |
| Distribution: |
Africa: Gribingui River (Lake Chad basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 39599, 57414), and the Ubangi and Itimbiri (middle Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 39599). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 15-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-10; Anal spines: 8-9; Anal soft rays: 7-10; Vertebrae: 26. Diagnosis: 8-9 anal fin spines and 7-10 soft rays; flanks with 2 horizontal stripes extending from operculum to caudal fin base; eye diameter 3.6 or more times into head length (Ref. 57414).
Description: a shallow-bodied, elongated species very similar in form and meristics to the Central African M. nanum; 11-15 scales in upper lateral line; 5-8 scales in lower lateral line; 2-3 scales above upper lateral line; 7-8 scales below; operculum and suboperculum lightly serrated; interoperculum and preoperculum unserrated (Ref. 57414).
Coloration: well- preserved specimens with 2 distinct horizontal stripes passing from just posterior of operculum to caudal fin base; spotting or mottling may be present above or below these bars; caudal spot has been observed on some juvenile specimens (25 mm SL); pelvic fins well pigmented; no observations on living specimens (Ref. 57414). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 May 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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