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| Scientific Name | Doumea sanaga Skelton, 2007 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Mbal River, at Mbal, Sanaga River system, 5°37'N, 14°03'E, Cameroon. |
| Etymology | In reference to the Sanaga River. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Dark brown above light cream below, flanks light brown, cream lateral linehead with dark stripe before the eyes with light patches above, 5 or 6 light patches along the back, dark brown patches above pelvic fin bases.Fins with brown rays and dark distal band, outer rays of caudal brown. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: uppear reaches of the Sanaga River in Cameroon. African Waters, Cameroon waters, Sanaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zootaxa No. 1578, pp 63, Fig. 11. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.24.343.4493 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 02 00:46 (species record created: 2012 Nov 24 05:19) |