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Barbus barnardi in Namibia
Blackback barb

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Barbus barnardi   Jubb, 1965
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Babar_u1.gif) by Mertens, P.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Blackback barb
Max. size:	7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 10°S - 20°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Okavango region of the Upper Zambezi River system, Kafue River and Angola. Also known from the Cunene and Zambian Congo systems (Ref. 7248).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6. Barbels extremely short; anterior barbel sometimes absent or minute when present; posterior barbels up to less than half eye diameter; mouth small and terminal. Males have conical tubercles on the snout.
Biology:	Occurs in shallow, well-vegetated streams, floodplains and marshes. Feeds on small aquatic insects and algae. Breeds in summer, laying eggs amongst vegetation (Ref. 7248). Undertakes seasonal movements which might be correlated with spawning (Ref. 13337)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Blackback barb, Swartrug-ghieliemientjie		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, Kwando, Chobe, Kunene, and Cuvelai. Also in Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia (Ref. 37065). Also Ref. 52965.
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:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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