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Barbus bynni occidentalis in Guinea
Niger barb

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Barbus bynni occidentalis   Boulenger, 1911
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Niger barb
Max. size:	6.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2940)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:
Distribution:	Africa: Chad, Niger, Senegal, Volta, Ouémé and Ogun basins.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Well developed lips with round chin lobe. Last simple ray strongly ossified forming thick dorsal spine in adults (grows allometrically, shorter than the head of young and longer than head length in individual > 15 in SL). Longest dorsal ray is the 1st branched ray. Upper edge of dorsal fin slightly concave. Gill rakers in 1st branchial arch. Yellowish, slightly orange on sides, grayish back, fins more ore less yellowish. Caudal orange in young and individuals of middle size, grayish in adults. Black margin on caudal and dorsal fins.
Biology:	Affinities: Barbus bynni waldroni (difference in scale number
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C.. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Guinea country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
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., 1990
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	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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