| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| 24.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater, |
| Africa: many coastal basins of West Africa, from the Konkouré River in Guinea to the west of the Volta (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosis: last simple ray partly ossified at base (no strong spine) and distinctly longer than head; lower reduced, substituted by horny sheath; 9-12 (usually 10) dorsal fin branched rays; scale formula 3.5-4.5/23-29/3.5-4.5; 2 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Description: mouth inferior and broad; barbels very short, especially the anterior part; posterior barbels only 7-15% of head length; scales with striae converging posteriorly; dorsal fin long, with last simple ray ossified at base and as long as head in juveniles, but distinctly longer in adults; D:IV,9-12; A:III,5; P:I,14-16; V:I,8 (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Coloration: uniformly greyish black to greenish, lighter on belly; fins usually dark grey; young individuals with marbling on sides (Ref. 2940, 81282). |
| Barbus wurtzi has differences in meristic and morphometric characteristics depending on which population; body depth varies between 26-33% in Guinean rivers and 34-43% in the Cavally and Nipoué rivers; the caudal peduncle length-height ratio is approximately 100% in Cavally-Nipoue and reaches an average of 140% in Guinean rivers; population east of Ivory Coast has intermediary characteristics such as number of scales above and below the lateral line: 4.5 in Guinea and Ivory Coast, 3.5 in western part of Ivory Coast and east of Liberia (Ref. 2940). Maximum TL was recorded at 27.5 cm (Ref. 2801). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 January 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Cess [=Nipoué] River (Ref. 272, 2959), Cavally River (Ref. 272, 2959), Dodo River (Ref. 272, 2959), Nero River (Ref. 272, 2959), Sassandra River (Ref. 272, 2959), Niouniourou River (Ref. 272, 2959), Bandama River (Ref. 272, 2959), Comoé River (Ref. 272), Bia River (Ref. 272, 2959, 83625) and Tano River (Ref. 83625). Also Ref. 2940, 81282. |
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