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Barbus walkeri in Ghana

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Barbus walkeri   Boulenger, 1904
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
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Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: West Ghana in Ofin (Pra Basin) and Ankobra Rivers.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Depressed dorsal profile just behind head. Sub equal long barbels, both reaching past eye border. Dorsal and anal both with 3 simple rays. Brown back, light belly. 4 round black spots: 1. 1st lateral line scales; 2. above alignment of the 3 other spots just before the dorsal fin; 3. behind the vertical of the last dorsal fin ray; 4. caudal peduncle. 2 dark bands on anterior end of body on each side of lateral line extending 8-13 scales. Small black spots on dorsal specially on the extremities of 4-5 last branched rays.
Biology:	Affinities: distinguished from other Barbus species by 4 spots on sides (Ref. 2940)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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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:  Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré, 1988
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	################
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gh.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C., 1990
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Binohlan, Crispina B.

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