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Barbus trimaculatus in Namibia
Threespot barb

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Barbus trimaculatus   Peters, 1852
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Batri_u2.jpg) by Gratwicke, B.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Threespot barb
Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 26°C; 9°S - 30°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial; bait: usually
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.40)
Distribution:	Africa: Zambezi River system, Lake Ngami and Cubango rivers; Lake Malawi and the Ruo River; Lake Bangweulu and associated Comati and Vaal Rivers systems; Kunene and Cubango Rivers. East coast from Ruvuma, Tanzania to Umvoti, Natal, also Orange, Cunene and Zambian Congo systems (Ref. 7248).
Biology:	Found in shallow water near river outlets or close to swampy areas (Ref. 5595). Hardy, commonly occurs in a wide variety of habitats, especially where there is vegetation. Feeds on insects and other small organisms. Used as bait for the tigerfish. Breeds in summer, shoals of ripe adults moving upstream in spate after rain. Females produce as many as 8,000 eggs (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:	Threespot barb		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Lower Orange, and Kunene. Also Ref. 52863.
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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