Diagnostic Description
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Diagnosis: lateral line complete; 27-29 lateral line scales; 16-18 anal fin branched rays; 6/8 premaxillary teeth; 12-14 gill rakers on lower part of first branchial arch; fins colorless or, at most, pinkish; tip of dorsal fin usually blackish; caudal fin slightly yellowish; endemic to the Cavally River (Ref. 2880, 81279).Description: anal fin with 3 unbranched and 16-18 branched rays; pronounced sexual dimorphism, anal fins smaller and curved in males and adult males generally smaller than females (Ref. 2880, 81279). Coloration: silvery body with glossy, brilliant lateral band on sides; fins slightly tinged with yellow; dorsal fin tip blackened; lateral band becomes black and broader posteriorly when preserved in formalin; small patch of melanophores on atnerior part of anal fin (Ref. 2880, 81279).
Morphology
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Anal spines: 0; Analsoft rays: 19 - 21
