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Barbus dorsolineatus in Namibia
Cunene barb

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Barbus dorsolineatus   Trewavas, 1936
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Cunene barb
Max. size:	7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 13°S - 15°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Catumbela and Balombo River systems and the upper reaches of the Cunene in Angola. Described from adjacent coastal drainage (Ref. 7248).
Biology:
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget. 1984. (Ref. 2801)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Kunene barb		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:  Skelton, P.H., 1993
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Kunene.
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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