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Barbus trispilos in Ghana

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Barbus trispilos   (Bleeker, 1863)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Batri_u3.jpg) by Mody, K.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	10.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Ghanaian basins west of the Volta and in Ivorian basins until Nipoué. Also known from the coastal rivers of Guinea (Ref. 2801)
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Convex dorsal profile, pointed head. Cephalic pores on head. Long barbels, anterior reaching vertical of posterior half of eye, posterior reaching past eye. Dorsal and anal with 3 simple rays, 3 individualized spots, round and aligned in middle body: 1) 7-8th scale; 2) just behind posterior end of dorsal; 3) caudal peduncle. Lateral line scales, above and 2 rows below with melanophores. RDT = 1.14-1.22.
Biology:	Affinities: B. anniae (massive head, long and wider, dorsal shorter, smaller spots); B. tiekoroi (longer head, shorter dorsal, smaller spots, colored fins); B. traorei = sympatric with B. trispilos, (3.5 scales below lateral line, shorter barbels) (Ref. 2940)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré. 1988. (Ref. 272)
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Ghana country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	################
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gh.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré, 1988
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

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