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Barbus tanapelagius in Ethiopia

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Barbus tanapelagius   Graaf, Dejen, Sibbing & Osse, 2000
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Batan_u0.jpg) by Grimm, M.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	5.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 47354)
Environment:	pelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Lake Tana.
Diagnosis:	A small sized, shallow and narrow-bodies barb (Ref. 47354). Head depth and body depth are about equal (Ref. 47354). The eyes are large, its diameter 34% of head length, with a small interorbital width (Ref. 47354). The lower jaw is rather long, 43.3% of head length, has a high inclination and makes a pronounced angle with the ventral head profile (Ref. 47354). The pharyngeal tooth formula is 5-3-2:2-3-5 (Ref. 47354). The barbels are short, the anterior barbel length 4.7% of head length (Ref. 47354). Scales: 10-12 predorsal scales (Ref. 47354). Live specimens are in general silvery white and the dorsal side of the head is blackish (Ref. 47354).
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	de Graaf, M., E. Dejen, F.A. Sibbing and J.W.M. Osse. 2000. (Ref. 47354)
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Ethiopia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	endemic		Ref:  Getahun, A., 2007
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Abay basin (Ref. 58460). Type locality of holotype of Barbus tanapelagius: 'Mehal Zegi, Lake Tana, Ethiopia' (Ref. 47354).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/et.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	de Graaf, M., E. Dejen, F.A. Sibbing and J.W.M. Osse, 2000
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Boden, Gert

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