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Barbus boboi in Liberia

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Barbus boboi   Schultz, 1942
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	5.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2940)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
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Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Gibi Mountains and Farmington River basin in Liberia (Ref. 2940, 2957).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Depth is less than 1/4 of SL. Anterior barbel reaching vertical of posterior half of eye, posterior barbel may reach pre-opercle. Posterior border of scales, specially in lateral line, pigmented. Perforations of lateral line separates this pigmentation into 2 rows of parallel stripes. Oval black spot the size of the eyes on caudal peduncles. Dorsal and anal both with 3 simple rays.
Biology:	Affinities: B. chlorotaenia; B. bigornei and B. inaequalis. Maximum TL was recorded at 6.5 cm (Ref. 2801)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Lévêque, C.. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Liberia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Lévêque, C., 1990
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Recorded from the Farmington River (Ref. 2940) and Du River (Ref. 13331).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/li.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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