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Barbus hospes in Namibia
Namaquab barb

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Barbus hospes   Barnard, 1938
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Namaquab barb
Max. size:	7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	subtropical; 25°S - 29°S
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Orange River below the Augrabies Falls, Namibia and South Africa.
Biology:	Prefers open water in the mainstream and backwaters where it feeds on zooplankton and aquatic insects (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Namaquab barb		Ref:  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1990
Status:	native		Ref:  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1990
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	scarce (very unlikely)		Ref:  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1994
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the Orange River. Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: Lower risk, near threatened (IUCN 1994). Also Ref. 54854.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Okeyo, D.O., 2003
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	Checked:  Okeyo, Daniel O.	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Cruz, Tess

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