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Opsaridium microcephalum
Opsaridium microcephalum, known as "Sanjika" in Malawi, is a predatory minnow (feeding on the Usipa, Engraulicypris sardella) that attains
30 cm (12 inches) in total length. This mature male has lost some of its dorsal fin; notice the nuptial tubercles projecting from the lower jaw. The
Sanjika was long known under the genus Barilius, but that genus is now used only for Asian species. [eng]
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Opsaridium microlepis
The "Mpasa," Opsaridium microlepis, is a predatory minnow that attains a length of at least 50 cm (20 inches). Adults eat fishes; the food of
juveniles includes chironomid pupae and adults, ostracods, aquatic beetles, and terrestrial insects (beetles and ants), according to Worthington
(1933). [eng]
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Opsaridium
List of species. [eng]
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