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Barbus afrovernayi in Namibia
Spottail barb

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Barbus afrovernayi   Nichols & Boulton, 1927
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Baafr_u0.gif) by Mertens, P.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Spottail barb
Max. size:	5.7 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 10°S - 21°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Upper Zambezi, Cunene and Kafue Rivers. Okavango, Lualaba, Upemba and Luapula-Moero. Also known from the Congo system (Ref. 7248).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6
Biology:	Occurs in quiet, well-vegetated waters where it feeds from the surface or on small invertebrates living on plant surfaces (Ref. 7248). Requires well oxygenated waters and usually not found in small or headwater streams (Ref. 13337)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget. 1984. (Ref. 2801)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Kolstert-ghieliemientjie, Spottail barb		Ref:  van der Waal, B.C.W. and P.H. Skelton, 1984
Status:	native		Ref:  van der Waal, B.C.W. and P.H. Skelton, 1984
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Okavango, Upper Zambezi, Chobe, and Kunene. Also in Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia (Ref. 37065).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
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	Modified:  Sta. Iglesia, Drina	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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