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Barbus bigornei in Guinea

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Barbus bigornei   Lévêque, Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1988
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2940)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Little Scarcies basin, west of Côte d'Ivoire, and east of Liberia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Dorsal profile slightly rounded; pointed head. Long barbels - anterior extending past posterior border, posterior largely extending past the posterior border. Complete lateral line to the dark median band (from opercle to origin of caudal). Scales from back with brown pigments. Brown of pigments form longitudinal rays on back, 2nd and 3rd row of scales above lateral lines. Scales below lateral without pigments. Dorsal and anal with 3 simple rays.
Biology:	Affinities: B. chlorotaenia (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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Guinea country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Type locality, Mongo R. at Marcla, MNHN 1987-1220 (holotype of Barbus bigornei, 9.5 cm SL) (Ref. 2963).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/gv.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.fis-net.com/guinea
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C., G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys Van Den Audenaerde, 1988
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