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Barbus pumilus in Ethiopia

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Barbus pumilus   Boulenger, 1901
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	2.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2940)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: White Nile, Nile and Lake Nubia. Has been reported from Lake Chad but its presence there needs confirmation (Ref. 2940).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Very small size. Small mouth, incomplete lateral line reduced to some perforations. Scales of lateral line bigger than other. Yellowish back, scales bordered with black. Black line or stripe on each side of head from snout to opercle. Oblique reddish stripe and maybe also 1-2 black stripes on dorsal and anal. Dorsal and anal both with 3 simple rays.
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget. 1984. (Ref. 2801)
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Ethiopia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Baro basin (Ref. 58460).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/et.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Getahun, A., 2007
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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