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Barbus miolepis in Namibia
Zigzag barb

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Barbus miolepis   Boulenger, 1902
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bamio_u0.gif) by Mertens, P.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Zigzag barb
Max. size:	12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C; 11°S - 19°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Congo River system, excluding Luapula River and Lake Moero. Also known from the Okavango, Upper Zambezi, and Kafue systems (Ref. 7248).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. Description: robust species; enlarged scales forming a sheat at the base of the dorsal fin; serrated dorsal spine present (Ref. 75045). Coloration: yellow or orange tinted fins; broad, heavy, black midlateral stripe present, extending through the operculum and to the tip of the snout (Ref. 75045).
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:	Zigzag barb		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Okavango, and Upper Zambezi.
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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