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Barbus brevidorsalis in Namibia
Dwarf barb
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Barbus brevidorsalis   Boulenger, 1915
Family: Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
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Order: Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Dwarf barb
Max. size: 4.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment: benthopelagic
Climate: tropical; 10°S - 16°S
Global Importance: aquarium: commercial
Resilience:   High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution: Africa: Lukinda and Luombo River, Lake Bangweolo. Upper reaches of the Okavango, Zambezi, Kafue and Quanza and southern tributaries of the Congo system.
Diagnosis:   Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6
Biology:
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: Dwarf barb, Dwerg-ghieliemientjie Ref:  van der Waal, B.C.W. and P.H. Skelton, 1984
Status: native Ref: 
Salinity: freshwater
Regulations: no regulations Ref: 
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Okavango, and Upper Zambezi (Ref. 33857); including Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia (Ref. 37065).
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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:  Capuli, Estelita Emily Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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