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Barbus kerstenii in Namibia
Redspot barb

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Barbus kerstenii   Peters, 1868
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Baker_u0.jpg) by Mohamed, A.D.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redspot barb
Max. size:	9.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27628)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 18
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 26°C; 10°S - 21°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi, tributaries of the lower Zambezi and the Save-Runde systems. Also widespread in central and East Africa to the Lake Victoria basin.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Last unbranched ray of the dorsal fin hardened and with posterior side toothed (Ref. 27628). Presence of a brilliant orange spot on the operculum is characteristic for this species (Ref. 27628).
Biology:	Occurs in mountain streams and along vegetated fringes of large rivers (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget. 1984. (Ref. 2801)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Redspot barb		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Okavango, Upper Zambezi, Chobe, Kunene, and Cuvelai.
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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	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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