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Scientific Name Barboides gracilis    Brüning, 1929
Common Name Dwarf Ember Barb
Type Locality Iguidi River at Gbokoutou, Benin.
Synonym(s) Barbus lorenzi, Raddabarbus camerunensis
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Size 18mm or 0.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon to Rio Muni in Equatorial Guinea.
African Waters, Benin Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Nigeria Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Cameroon waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Equatorial Guinea Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Vulnerable
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde v. 26 (no. 23), pp 419, Fig. 2.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 02 20:48)