Jae barb

Barbus jae, male (top) and females

Barbus jae is a small in Lower Guinea (including in the Dja, Kouilou - Niari Ogooué and Wouri ) and occurring in the Congo Basin carp fish. The species was named after the river Ya in southern Cameroon.

Features

Barbus jae is only 3.8 cm long and has an elongated, laterally flattened body, radially striated scales, a terminal mouth and no barbels. The little fish are yellowish, reddish-brown to bright red color, the scales have dark brown edges. Males are more intensely colored, often bright red. A clear, oval, dark spot behind the gill cover, another on the tail fin shaft. In between there are three to eleven less distinct spots of which the first is always below the commencement of the dorsal fin.

  • Dandruff formula: 3.5 / 18-25/3, 5/2/8-10, SL 2-6.
  • Eddy: 29-31.

The dorsal margin is straight, the last of the three non-branched fin rays is not ossified but not sawn and always shorter than the head.

Genus George Albert Boulenger Dja River Kouilou-Niari River Wouri River Barbel (anatomy) Fish fin FishBase
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